Tom Paine's Nightly Pest — James Gillray

DETAILS

Artist: James Gillray
Date: 1792
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: plate: 11 9/16 x 14 3/8 in. (29.4 x 36.5 cm)
Collection: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883

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James Gillray

James Gillray, the 'father of the political cartoon,' wielded his etching needle to satirize everyone from George III to Napoleon.

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