Henry Grattan
(1746-1820), Irish statesmanRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 26 portraits
MP for Dublin 1806-1820. An eloquent speaker, he advocated the cause of Irish independence, Catholic emancipation and free trade.
by Francis Wheatley
oil on panel, 1780
NPG 790
by and published by Valentine Green, after Francis Wheatley
mezzotint, published 10 September 1782 (1780)
NPG D34799
by and published by Valentine Green, after Francis Wheatley
mezzotint, published 10 September 1782 (1780)
NPG D34800
'Irish gratitude' (Henry Flood?; Henry Grattan; Edmond Sexton Pery, Viscount Pery)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 13 June 1782
NPG D12307
by and published by Valentine Green, after Francis Wheatley
mezzotint, published 10 September 1782 (1780)
NPG D18792
by Copplestone Warre Bampfylde
pen and ink, 1786
NPG D2181
by Charles Howard Hodges, published by George Cowen, after Gilbert Stuart
mezzotint, published 15 November 1792
NPG D15842
'Portrait of an Irish chief; drawn from life at Wexford'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured aquatint, published 10 July 1798
NPG D12656
'Evidence to character; - being a portrait of a traitor, by his friends & by himself'
by James Gillray, published by John Wright
hand-coloured etching, published 1 October 1798
NPG D12674
'Exhibition of a democratic-transparency, - with its effect upon patriotic feelings'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 15 April 1799
NPG D13096
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after R. Kenny
stipple and line engraving, circa 1800
NPG D15844
'End of the Irish farce of Catholic Emancipation'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 17 May 1805
NPG D13110
by and published by Charles Turner, published by and after James Ramsay
mezzotint, published 25 October 1806
NPG D34801
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 April 1806
NPG D12863
'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
NPG D12906
'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
NPG D13116
'An old English-gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1809
NPG D12922
'True reform of Parliament, - i.e. - patriots lighting a revolutionary-bonfire in New Palace Yard'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 June 1809
NPG D12923
by James Godby, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after Alexander Pope
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1810
NPG D34804
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