Lot 234 , James Gillray (English, 1756-1815)

James Gillray (English, 1756-1815) ‘’Half Natural’’, [Mr. Lumley Skeffington, fop and playwright], 255 x 184mm. BM Satires 9440;
‘’A Burgess of Warwick Lane’’, [Mr. John Burgess, M.D., whose health was too weak for general practice], dated 1795, 255 x 165mm. BM Satires 8717;
‘’A Bouquet of the last Century’’, dated 1802, 258 x 203mm. BM Satires 9907;
‘’Lordly Elevation’’, dated 1802, 270 x 215mm, BM Satires 9905;
‘’A view of the Pier [altered from Peer] of Scarborough’’, dated 1807, 210 x 260mm. BM Satires 10790;
‘’The Dandy’’, dated 1810, 218 x 270mm. BM Satires 11595 and
‘’Racehorse with jockey up’’ dated circa 1810, 204 x 268. BM 1868.0808.13399 [where it is described as ‘’Jockey’’ and that, according to a pencil note, the plate was suppressed]
hand-coloured etched caricatures, published by Hannah Humphrey (7)
£500-700

Condition:
The caricatures tipped-in, four to one side, three to the other, of an early 19th century blue paper folio album leaf. Half Natural - dated 1799 and inscribed in ink, lower left, ‘’Sr. L. Skeffington’’. Lordly Elevation - 1cm. loss 9cms up on left margin, a small .75cm tear below. Dandy - trimmed to image edge and a 1.5cm. tear lower left.

Sold for £950