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Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox

(1735-1806), Field Marshal, ambassador to France and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department

Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 28 portraits
Politician, soldier and art patron. A leading Whig statesman, he advocated parliamentary reform and supported the aspirations of the American colonists for greater independence. His motion in the House of Lords in 1778 for the withdrawal of British troops from America was opposed by Chatham who collapsed in the ensuing debate.

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'John-Bull, baited by the dogs of excise', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12408

'John-Bull, baited by the dogs of excise'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 9 April 1790
NPG D12408

'Sin, Death, and the Devil', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12458

'Sin, Death, and the Devil'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 June 1792
NPG D12458

'The death of the Great Wolf', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12551

'The death of the Great Wolf'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 17 December 1795
NPG D12551

'Promis'd horrors of the French invasion, - or - forcible reasons for negotiating a regicide peace', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12579

'Promis'd horrors of the French invasion, - or - forcible reasons for negotiating a regicide peace'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 October 1796
NPG D12579

Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox, by William Evans, after  George Romney - NPG D5814

Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox

by William Evans, after George Romney
stipple engraving, published 1808 (1775-1777)
NPG D5814

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Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox

by William Evans, after George Romney
stipple engraving, published 1808 (1775-1777)
NPG D5815

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