William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805), Prime Minister and patron of the arts
Sitter associated with 63 portraits
Petty, who was styled Viscount Fitzmaurice, entered the Army after university and served in the Seven Years' War. In 1760, he was promoted colonel and appointed aide-de-camp to King George III. That year he was elected to Parliament for the borough of Chipping Wycombe. Before he could take his seat, his father died and he entered the House of Lords. He served in senior offices including First Lord of Trade and Home Secretary. In 1782 he was appointed Prime Minister on the death of Lord Rockingham. The Whigs refused to serve under him and combined with Lord North to defeat him the following year. In 1784, he was created Marquess of Lansdowne, after which he retired from politics.
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (Lord Shelburne)
by and published by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Thomas Gainsborough
stipple engraving, published 1787
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William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (Lord Shelburne)
by and published by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Thomas Gainsborough
stipple engraving, published 1787
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William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (Lord Shelburne)
by James Gillray, published by R. Phillips
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 12 March 1787
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by James Gillray, published by John Jarvis
hand-coloured etching, published 2 April 1787
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 10 May 1787
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William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (Lord Shelburne)
by and published by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Thomas Gainsborough
stipple engraving, published 1787
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by James Sayers
etching, 1788?
NPG D9931
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1788
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1788
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 4 June 1788
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and soft-ground etching, published 16 March 1792
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William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (Lord Shelburne) ('Chauvelin')
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
soft-ground etching, published 12 May 1794
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'A gazette extraordinary from Berkeley Square'
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching and aquatint, published 31 May 1794
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'John Bull's sacrifice to Janus'
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 17 March 1794
NPG D12257
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 1 January 1794
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'French invasion upon Dutch bottoms'
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching and aquatint, published 14 April 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 2 March 1795
NPG D12519
'The prophet of Hebrews, - the prince of peace - conducting the Jews to the promis'd-land'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 March 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 May 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 4 June 1795
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