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The King of Brobdingnag, and Gulliver

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ps_prn_cd30_434


Item data

Title

The King of Brobdingnag, and Gulliver

Collection

Series of social and political caricatures by James Gillray
Political caricatures
Political caricatures, [1803-1804]

Names

Gillray, James, 1756-1815 (Artist)
Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886 (Collector)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1803-06-26

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZYRKZ (Gillray)
Shelf locator: MEZYRK (Gillray) Pol.IV

Subjects

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

Genres

Caricatures
Prints
Cartoons (Commentary)

Notes

Citation/Reference: BM 10019; Pol. IV, 11
Statement Of Responsibility: published by H. Humphrey: June 26, 1803.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : etching and aquatint with engraving, hand-colored.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16513380
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16513182
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0595bdf0-c5ef-012f-fc7c-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Text
Still Image

Date Issued

1803-06-26

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The King of Brobdingnag, and Gulliver" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1803. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0595bdf0-c5ef-012f-fc7c-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1803). The King of Brobdingnag, and Gulliver Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0595bdf0-c5ef-012f-fc7c-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The King of Brobdingnag, and Gulliver" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0595bdf0-c5ef-012f-fc7c-58d385a7bc34

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