James Gilray

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Late 18th century British cartoonist whose work includes Australian-Pacific references.

cartoonist, worked in Britain. Cartoons with Australian-Pacific references included The Great South Sea Caterpillar, transform’d into a Bath Butterfly , an engraving of Sir Joseph Banks, drawn and printed by Gilray, published 4 July 1795 by H. Humphrey, 37 New Bond Street (ML P2/38); print of politicians in the London House of Commons as convicts (ML) and two prints (NLA).

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Writers:
Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007