James Gillray was born August 13, 1756, Chelsea, near London, England and died June 1, 1815, London. Gillray was an English caricaturist chiefly remembered for lively political cartoons directed against George III of England and Napoleon I.
Gillray's eyesight began to fail in 1806. He began wearing spectacles but they were unsatisfactory. Unable to work to his previous high standards, James Gillray became depressed and started drinking heavily. He produced his last print in September 1809.
In July 1811 Gillray attempted to kill himself by throwing himself out of the attic window above Humphrey's shop in St James's Street. Gillray lapsed into insanity and was looked after by Hannah Humphrey until his death on 1st June, 1815.
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