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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.

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D12905

'Delicious dreams! - Castles in the air! - Glorious prospects!'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 10 April 1808
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D12906

'Broad-bottom drones storming the hive - wasps, hornets & bumble bees, joining in the attack'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1808
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D13116

'Disciples catching the mantle: - the spirit of darkness overshadowing the priests of Baal'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 June 1808
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D14008

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 6 September 1810 (circa 1810)
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D32326

'The Dilettanti Society'

by Charles Algernon Tomkins, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, mid 19th century (1777-1779)
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D15003

'The Dilettanti Society'

by Charles Algernon Tomkins, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, mid 19th century (1777-1779)
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D5674

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

by Edward McInnes, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1843 (1810)
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D5675

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

by Edward McInnes, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1843 (1810)
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D15644

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

by James Heath, published by J. Walker, after Dodd
line engraving, published 31 August 1782
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D38365

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

by John Raphael Smith, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1 July 1783 (1782)
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D38366

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

by John Raphael Smith, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1 July 1783 (1782)
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D14861

'Ancient music'

by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
etching, published 10 May 1787
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D15304

'End of the Irish invasion; - or - the destruction of the French armada'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching and aquatint, published 20 January 1797
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D38364

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
mezzotint, early 19th century
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D8535

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

by Henry Meyer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 6 September 1810 (circa 1810)
NPG D8535

D8516

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

by Henry Meyer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 6 September 1810 (circa 1810)
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D8536

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 6 September 1810 (circa 1810)
NPG D8536

D8517

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

by Antoine Maurin, printed by François Le Villain, after Sir Henry Raeburn
hand-coloured lithograph, 1820s-1830s
NPG D8517

D35198

'The Dilettanti Society'

by Charles Algernon Tomkins, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, mid 19th century (1777-1779)
NPG D35198

D35199

'The Dilettanti Society'

by Vincent Brooks, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, mid 19th century (1777-1779)
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