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James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale

(1759-1839), Scottish politician and author of 'Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth'

Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 37 portraits
Entered the House of Commons as an MP in 1780. He supported Charles Fox, then in opposition. In 1790, he was elected as a Scottish representative peer and was raised to the House of Lords, where he was an opponent of the policy of Pitt and the government with regard to France. In 1806, he was created Baron Lauderdale of Thirlestane. At this time, as a member of the Privy Council, he tried unsuccessfully to negotiate a peace treaty with France. He wrote Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth (1804), in which he put forward arguments similar to those of Adam Smith. Lauderdale was the great-grandfather of Arthur Balfour, prime minister of Great Britain.

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'Brissot's visit to his friend Lord Leveller', by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9547

'Brissot's visit to his friend Lord Leveller'

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 17 March 1794
NPG D9547

James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale ('Brissot'), by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9826

James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale ('Brissot')

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
soft-ground etching, published 12 May 1794
NPG D9826

'The eruption of the mountain, - or - the horrors of the 'Bocca del Inferno', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12490

'The eruption of the mountain, - or - the horrors of the 'Bocca del Inferno'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 25 July 1794
NPG D12490

James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale ('Brissot'), by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D15060

James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale ('Brissot')

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
soft-ground etching, published 12 May 1794
NPG D15060

'Fools eloquence', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12505

'Fools eloquence'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 January 1795
NPG D12505

'The Republican attack', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12543

'The Republican attack'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 November 1795
NPG D12543

'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

The Budget or John Bull Frightned [Frightened] out of his wits, by Isaac Cruikshank, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D47470

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 - NPG D12407

'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 tree of liberty must be planted immediately!', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12598

'The tree of liberty must be planted immediately!'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 February 1797
NPG D12598

'The delegates in council or beggars on horseback', by Isaac Cruikshank, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D15627

'The delegates in council or beggars on horseback'

by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 9 June 1797
NPG D15627

'Les membres du Conseil des Cinq Cents', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12637

'Les membres du Conseil des Cinq Cents'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 April 1798
NPG D12637

'Shrine at St Ann's Hill', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12650

'Shrine at St Ann's Hill'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured aquatint, published 26 May 1798
NPG D12650

'Exhibition of a democratic-transparency, - with its effect upon patriotic feelings', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13096

'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

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