Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844), Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 66 portraits
Addington was invited to be Prime Minister in 1801, when William Pitt resigned after the King refused to grant Catholic MPs the right to sit in Parliament. Known for his reactionary politics, Addington was opposed to the abolition of slavery and Catholic emancipation.
by Karl Anton Hickel
oil on canvas, 1793-1795
On display at Palace of Westminster, London
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Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
by Sir William Beechey
oil on canvas, engraved 1803
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
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The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
by William Behnes
marble bust, 1831
On display at Palace of Westminster, London
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Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
by George Richmond
watercolour, 1833
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'Swearing to the cutting monster or- a scene in Bow Street'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1790
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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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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 13 February 1793
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'The giant factotem amusing himself'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 January 1797
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'Parliamentary-reform, - or - opposition-rats, leaving the house they had undermined'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 28 May 1797
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'Lilliputian-substitutes, equiping for public service'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 28 May 1801
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'Sketch of the interior of St Stephens, as it now stands'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 March 1802
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 8 April 1802
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'The nursery, with Britannia reposing in peace'
by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, published 4 December 1802
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'A phantasmagoria; - scene - conjuring-up an armed-skeleton'
by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 5 January 1803
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by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 19 January 1803
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 March 1803
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1803
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 May 1803
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'Evacuation of Malta' (Napoleon Bonaparte; Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured soft-ground etching, published 9 February 1803
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Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Thomas Phillips, after John Singleton Copley
watercolour, early 19th century
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'The state waggoner, and John Bull - or - the waggon too much for the donkeys!'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 March 1804
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'Britannia between death and the doctor's'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1804
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storming Heaven; - with, the gods alarmed for their everlasting-abodes'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 1 May 1804
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 10 March 1805
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 July 1805
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'End of the Irish farce of Catholic Emancipation'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 17 May 1805
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'Le diable-boiteux, - or - the devil upon two sticks, conveying John Bull to the land of promise'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 8 February 1806
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 February 1806
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'Making-decent; - i.e. - Broad-Bottomites getting into the grand costume'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 February 1806
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 March 1806
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 April 1806
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 19 May 1806
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'Bruin in his boat, - or - the manager in distress'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 June 1806
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'Sketch for a monument of disappointed-justice'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 July 1806
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 28 July 1806
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'Westminster conscripts under the training act'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 September 1806
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 May 1806
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'Political mathematician's, shaking the Broad Bottom'd hemispheres'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 9 January 1807
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 23 February 1807
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'A kick at the Broad-Bottoms! - i.e. - emancipation of "All the Talents &c"'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 23 March 1807
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'The pigs possessed: - or - the Broad Bottom'd litter running headlong into ye sea of perdition'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 April 1807
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'Charon's boat - or - the ghost's of "All the Talents" taking their last voyage'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 16 July 1807
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'The funeral procession of Broad-bottom'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 April 1807
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'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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'The loyal address! - or - the procession of the Hampshire-hogs from Botley to St James's'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 October 1808
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 22 March 1808
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'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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'An old English-gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1809
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'Tentanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 8 August 1810
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published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published May 1820
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How to get Un-married, - Ay, there's the Rub!
by J.L. Marks
coloured etching, published 1820
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attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 1820
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The Time Piece! & Cunning Jack o' both sides
possibly by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published June 1820
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The Royal Extinguisher, or the King of Brobdingnag & the Lilliputians
by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 7 April 1821
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A Small Tea Party of Superannuated Politicians
by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 August 1829
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by John Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 September 1830
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Guy Fawkes or The Anniversary of the Popish Plot
by John Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 November 1830
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by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 23 April 1832
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Reading the Will of the Late John Bull, Gent
by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 February 1833
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