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Presages of the Millenium ; with the Destruction of the Faithful

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Title

Presages of the Millenium ; with the Destruction of the Faithful

Collection

Series of social and political caricatures by James Gillray
Political caricatures
Political caricatures, [1792-1796]

Names

Gillray, James, 1756-1815 (Artist)
Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886 (Collector)
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817 (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1792 - 1796 (Approximate)

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.II

Subjects

George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Swine
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Genres

Caricatures
Prints
Cartoons (Commentary)

Notes

Citation/Reference: Pol.II.69

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16513380
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16513345
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d7cf1ce0-c5ee-012f-a096-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Presages of the Millenium ; with the Destruction of the Faithful" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1792 - 1796. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d7cf1ce0-c5ee-012f-a096-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1792 - 1796). Presages of the Millenium ; with the Destruction of the Faithful Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d7cf1ce0-c5ee-012f-a096-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Presages of the Millenium ; with the Destruction of the Faithful" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d7cf1ce0-c5ee-012f-a096-58d385a7bc34

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