b'49330 334 335DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTONJAMES GILLRAYARTIST UNKNOWN,(ENGLISH, 1768 - 1837), (BRITISH, 1756 - 1815), (Resting the horses),A group of five full-page engraved platesThe King of Brobdingnag and Gulliveroil on canvas, early 19th Century,from his Elements of Botany, including1804, signed (indistinctly) lower right,The Organization of the Grape-Vine assatirical etching with hand-colouring, 43 x 58cm.seen through the Microscope [1799];37 x 47cm. $200400 Transverse Sections of Roots [1799];The King, George III and Queen sit on Anatomy of the Oak [1803]; and twochairs of state intently watching a tank in others. All 49 x 34cm. (5) which Napoleon as Gulliver sails his little $200300boat, struggling to manoeuvre the single sail. Behind the Kings chair Lord Salisbury 331 stands stiffly, holding his wand of office.JAMES GILLRAY$5001,000(BRITISH, 1756 - 1815),The Man of Feeling, in search of Indispensibles 1800,satirical etching with hand-colouring,28 x 39cm.William V, Prince of Orange, at a dressmakers shop with both hands up the skirts of the two women in the foreground. According to the accompanying tongue in cheek description, he is satisfying the curiosity of inquiring minds among the beau monde about the precise location of womens indispensibles. The hereditary Prince of Orange had taken refuge in England after the French invaded Holland in 1795. While in exile, he had a reputation for sexual promiscuity that Gillray had no qualms about exploiting.$200300332ENGLISH SCHOOL,(Lady in green on a white horse),oil on canvas, circa 1800,36.5 x 30.5cm.$200300333JAMES GILLRAY (BRITISH, 1756 - 1815),The Hand-Writing upon the Wall 1803,satirical etching with hand-colouring,34 x 43cm. 332This invasion-scare print of August 1803 was made in response to Napoleons recent boast that he needed only three days of fog to be master of London. The Emperor, a grossly fat Josephine and their coterie, including Napoleons three scantily-clad sisters, devour a feast of iced English buildings. Behind the Emperor stand three grenadiers with bloodied sabres, their heavily shadowed eyes drawn to the sky where a pair of scales and an ominous message signal that the days of Napoleons kingdom are numbered.A similar example sold Dec.2019 at Bonhams Prints & Multiples, London[Lot 321] for 5,687.$1,5002,000Ex 326'