Gillray's Works
A Chronological Catalogue of his Drawings - 2nd DRAFT
NOTE: I am told by a seasoned programmer that there is a bug in the Safari browser with scrollbars and frames. As a result this catalogue page must load all ~400 lines before displaying the catalogue under the column headings. So if you are using an Apple device with Safari, you may initially see a blank white space where the catalogue should be. Please be patient; the catalogue WILL appear, but it may take up to 60 seconds. Sorry. JS
Gillray's drawings are little known, even among collectors and historians of his prints. This is, in part, due to the very nature of prints as opposed to drawings. Prints are intended to be reproduced; drawings are unique. So Gillray's prints have been accessible at many institutions and collections. And since they have always been better known, the prints have also been closer to the head of the line when institutions have decided to digitize parts of their collections. So even when an institution possesses Gillray drawings, those works are often known and accessible only through catalog descriptions; they are seldom available as online images. In this sort of environment, it is hardly surprising, then, that there has been no attempt until now to catalog Gillray's drawings.
This is the second draft of this catalogue. Thanks to subscribers and friends, especially to Professor Ersy Contogouris at the Université de Montréal, I have now been able to add almost another hundred drawings to the catalogue, including photos taken by Professor Contogouris of many of the drawings at the New York Public Library (NYPL). There is still much to be done, however. And, in future drafts, I am hoping to include information currently missing in some of the present entries as well as more drawings in smaller and private collections.
For those who might wonder where I got my dates or descriptions, I offer my rationale.
Last Modified: Saturday, 11-Dec-2021 14:24:17 MST
| Date | Description | Size | Medium | Location | Link |
|---|