Richard Brinsley Sheridan
(1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary oratorSitter associated with 168 portraits
Playwright and statesman; eloped with Elizabeth Linley whom he subsequently married, 1772; established his reputation with his comedy, The Rivals, 1775; manager of Drury Lane Theatre from 1776; The School for Scandal performed 1777. A favourite in society, he also embarked on a successful political career, becoming a Whig MP, 1780; noted as an orator; held office under Rockingham and Portland, and led the impeachment against Warren Hastings; friend and confidant of the Prince of Wales.
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 24 January 1795
NPG D12515
'The genius of France triumphant, - or - Britannia petitioning for peace'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 2 February 1795
NPG D12517
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
NPG D12520
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 May 1795
NPG D12522
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 4 June 1795
NPG D12528
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 November 1795
NPG D12543
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 November 1795
NPG D12548
'Retribution; - tarring and feathering; - or - the patriots revenge'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 26 November 1795
NPG D12549
'The Crown and Anchor libel, burnt by the public hangman'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 28 November 1795
NPG D12550
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, soft-ground etching and engraving, published 30 April 1795
NPG D13083
'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
The Budget or John Bull Frightned [Frightened] out of his wits
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 20 November 1796
NPG D47470
'The generae of patriotism, - or - the Bloomsbury farmer, planting Bedfordshire wheat'
probably by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 3 February 1796
NPG D12407
'The presentation - or - the wise men's offering'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 January 1796
NPG D12553
'Democratic levelling; - alliance a la françoise; - or - the union of the coronet and clyster-pipe'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 4 March 1796
NPG D12560
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 April 1796
NPG D12566
'The dissolution; or - the alchymist producing an aetherial representation'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 May 1796
NPG D12575
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 April 1796
NPG D13022
'The giant factotem amusing himself'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 January 1797
NPG D12593
Related People
- Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton (née Sheridan, later Lady Stirling-Maxwell) (granddaughter)
- Charles Sheridan (son)
- Esther Jane Sheridan (née Ogle) (wife)
- Frances Sheridan (mother)
- Thomas Sheridan (father)
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