GILLRAY, JAMES. Maecenas, in pursuit of the Fine Arts. 1808. The "pursuit of Fine Arts" is in this case a Christie's sale 1 Feb. 1808, of which the sale "Catalogue of 800 Capital Pictures" is shown in the background -- A Sun setting in a Fog with the Old Hanover Hack defending. 1782 -- Ancient Music. 1787. Matted and framed -- Lieut. Gover'r. Gall-Stone inspired by Alecto.... 1790 -- The Bengal Levee. 1792 -- A Vestal of 93 trying on the Cestus of Venus. 1793 -- Dumourier dining in State at St. James's on the 15 May 1793. 1793 -- Push-pin. 1797 -- The Bridal-Night. 1797 -- Membre du Directorie Excutif. 1798 -- The Union Club. 1801 -- Despair. 1802 -- Middlesex-Election 1804, "a Long-Pull, a Strong-Pull, and a Pull-All together". 1804 -- Harmony Before Matrimony. 1805 -- The Guardian Angel. 1805 -- More Pigs than Teats, or the new Litter of hungry Grunters sucking John-Bull's Old Sow to death. 1806 -- Making-Decent, ie Broad-bottomites getting into the Grand Costume. 1806 -- Election-Candidates or the Republican Goose at the Top of the Pole, the Devil Helping behind. 1807 -- Political Mathematicians Shaking the Broad bottom'd Hemispheres. 1807 -- A Kick at the Broad Bottoms! 1807 -- Dreadful Hot Weather. 1808 -- The Introduction of the Pope to the Convocation at Oxford by the Cardinal Broad-Bottom. 1809 -- Tales of Wonder. N.d. -- and 15 others, 9 uncolored. All London. Together 38 engravings, all with contemporary hand-coloring, except as noted, various sizes, condition varies, several matted, two framed. (38)

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GILLRAY, JAMES. Maecenas, in pursuit of the Fine Arts. 1808. The "pursuit of Fine Arts" is in this case a Christie's sale 1 Feb. 1808, of which the sale "Catalogue of 800 Capital Pictures" is shown in the background -- A Sun setting in a Fog with the Old Hanover Hack defending. 1782 -- Ancient Music. 1787. Matted and framed -- Lieut. Gover'r. Gall-Stone inspired by Alecto.... 1790 -- The Bengal Levee. 1792 -- A Vestal of 93 trying on the Cestus of Venus. 1793 -- Dumourier dining in State at St. James's on the 15 May 1793. 1793 -- Push-pin. 1797 -- The Bridal-Night. 1797 -- Membre du Directorie Excutif. 1798 -- The Union Club. 1801 -- Despair. 1802 -- Middlesex-Election 1804, "a Long-Pull, a Strong-Pull, and a Pull-All together". 1804 -- Harmony Before Matrimony. 1805 -- The Guardian Angel. 1805 -- More Pigs than Teats, or the new Litter of hungry Grunters sucking John-Bull's Old Sow to death. 1806 -- Making-Decent, ie Broad-bottomites getting into the Grand Costume. 1806 -- Election-Candidates or the Republican Goose at the Top of the Pole, the Devil Helping behind. 1807 -- Political Mathematicians Shaking the Broad bottom'd Hemispheres. 1807 -- A Kick at the Broad Bottoms! 1807 -- Dreadful Hot Weather. 1808 -- The Introduction of the Pope to the Convocation at Oxford by the Cardinal Broad-Bottom. 1809 -- Tales of Wonder. N.d. -- and 15 others, 9 uncolored. All London. Together 38 engravings, all with contemporary hand-coloring, except as noted, various sizes, condition varies, several matted, two framed. (38)

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