Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Statesman
Sitter associated with 80 portraits
Henry Dundas was an important ally of Prime Minister William Pitt and a leading power-broker in Scotland. In 1784, he helped to pass Pitt's India Act, removing political power from the East India Company. As Home Secretary between 1791 and 1794, Melville delayed the abolition of slavery by amending Wilberforce's bill to make abolition 'gradual'. He was appointed Secretary of War in 1794 and organised the successful Egyptian campaign of 1801. His career came to an end in 1804, when he was impeached for financial mismanagement. He was narrowly acquitted but never held another ministerial position.
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville; Robert Dundas of Arniston
by John Kay
etching and aquatint, 1790
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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville; Robert Dundas of Arniston
by John Kay
etching and aquatint, 1790
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'Wierd sisters; ministers of darkness; minions of the moon'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 23 December 1791
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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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'Scotch Harry's news; - or - nincumpoop in high glee'
by James Gillray, published by James Aitken
hand-coloured etching, published 23 May 1792
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 June 1792
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'The dagger scene; - or - the plot discover'd'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 30 December 1792
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'Wha wants me?' (Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville; William Pitt)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 June 1792
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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville; Sir James Stirling
by John Kay
etching, 1792
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 13 February 1793
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'Presentation of the Mahometan credentials - or - the final resource of French atheists'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 26 December 1793
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'Faithful service rewarded' (Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville; Alexander Carlyle; Henry Grieve)
by John Kay
etching, 1793
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'God save the King, - in a bumper. or - an evening scene, three times a week at Wimbleton'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 27 May 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 June 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 November 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 November 1795
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 17 December 1795
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'Substitutes for bread; - or - right honorables, saving the loaves, and dividing the fishes'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 24 December 1795
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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
by John Kay
etching, 1795
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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
by John Kay
etching, 1795
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