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"The Works of James Gillray from the Original Plates with the Addition of Many Subjects Not Before Collected"
(1847-1851)
published by
Henry G. Bohn, London
written by
Charles Whiting
Original Copperplate Engravings over 170 years old
Full Sheet Size: approximately 19 x 24.75 inches (about 48 x 63 cm) Half Sheet Size: approximately 9.5 x 12.25 inches (about 24 x 31 cm)
(trimmed from full sheet)
Image size varies from engraving to engraving. Most, but not all, plates have
engravings on both sides of the sheet, as published by Bohn.
Source: Historical & Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray; Comprising A Political and Humorous History of the Latter Part of the Reign of George the Third
by Thomas Wright, Esq., F.S.A. and R. H. Evans, Esq.
Published: London, Henry G. Bohn, 1851
Plate 143, 144
(Side 1)
A Hackney Meeting
Pity the Sorrows of a Poor Old Man
Plates 145, 146
(Side 2)
The Dog Tax
Democratic Levelling; Alliance a la Francoise; or, the Union of the Coronet and Clyster-pipe
$225
Plate 143
(Side 1)
A Hackney Meeting
Plate 145
(Side 2)
The Dog Tax
(These plates are on a half-sheet, trimmed down from a full sheet at some time)
$85
Plate 144
(Side 1)
Pity the Sorrows of a Poor Old Man
Plate 146
(Side 2)
Democratic Levelling; Alliance a la Francoise; or, the Union of the Coronet and Clyster-pipe
(These plates are on a half-sheet, trimmed down from a full sheet at some time)