Gillray

/ ˈɡɪlreɪ /

noun

1. GillrayJames17571815MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: caricaturist James. 1757–1815, English caricaturist

Example Sentences

The most enduring parodies were created by James Gillray, a British caricaturist who helped birth the modern political cartoon.

From National Geographic

Gillray never saw Napoleon in person.

From National Geographic

As art historian Constance McPhee writes, British cartoonists like Gillray “manipulated size and dress to symbolically deflate a threatening military opponent, and produced an image that communicates so effortlessly, we often forget it was invented.”

From National Geographic

The exhibition, which opens on Saturday at the Cambridge University Library, puts the Spitting Image phenomenon in context as it traces the development of satire from the 18th Century, with the likes of satirist James Gillray, right up to the present day.

From BBC

In the 18th century, cartoonists such as James Gillray lampooned British politicians and royalty with an irreverence — even viciousness — that shocked many European visitors.

From Seattle Times