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James Sayers etchings, 1782-1808


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'The charmers of the age' (Gertrud Elisabeth Mara; Rubinelli), by James Sayers, published by  James Bretherton - NPG D9568

'The charmers of the age' (Gertrud Elisabeth Mara; Rubinelli)

by James Sayers, published by James Bretherton
etching and aquatint, published 30 May 1786
NPG D9568

'The impeachment' (Warren Hastings; Edmund Burke), by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9569

'The impeachment' (Warren Hastings; Edmund Burke)

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 17 March 1786
NPG D9569

Frances Abington (née Barton) ('Scrub'), by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9580

Frances Abington (née Barton) ('Scrub')

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 15 February 1786
NPG D9580

'The biographers', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D12243

'The biographers'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published June 1786
NPG D12243

'A shot at the min....r for a call of the House', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9545

'A shot at the min....r for a call of the House'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 6 February 1787
NPG D9545

Samuel Parr ('Pre-face to Bellendus'), by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9892

Samuel Parr ('Pre-face to Bellendus')

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and soft-ground etching, published 17 December 1787
NPG D9892

'The patriotic burghers attacking the House of Orange', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D12242

'The patriotic burghers attacking the House of Orange'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
soft-ground etching, published 4 August 1787
NPG D12242

'A puerile attack upon an old servant', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D12244

'A puerile attack upon an old servant'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 17 March 1787
NPG D12244

Sir Brook Watson, 1st Bt, by James Sayers, published by  James Bretherton - NPG D8787

Sir Brook Watson, 1st Bt

by James Sayers, published by James Bretherton
soft-ground etching, published 31 March 1788
NPG D8787

'Galante show', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9557

'Galante show'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 6 May 1788
NPG D9557

'The princess's bow alias the Bow Begum', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9573

'The princess's bow alias the Bow Begum'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 1 May 1788
NPG D9573

Edmund Burke ('The first charge - exit in fumo'), by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9663

Edmund Burke ('The first charge - exit in fumo')

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 14 April 1788
NPG D9663

Sir Philip Francis ('I hate Alonzo Zanga'), by James Sayers, published by  James Bretherton - NPG D9754

Sir Philip Francis ('I hate Alonzo Zanga')

by James Sayers, published by James Bretherton
etching, published 31 March 1788
NPG D9754

King George IV, by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9761

King George IV

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and soft-ground etching, published 3 March 1788
NPG D9761

'Frontispiece for the 2nd edition of Dr Johnson's letters', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9898

'Frontispiece for the 2nd edition of Dr Johnson's letters'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 7 April 1788
NPG D9898

James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn, by James Sayers, published by  James Bretherton - NPG D9933

James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn

by James Sayers, published by James Bretherton
etching, published 31 March 1788
NPG D9933

John Sawbridge, by James Sayers, published by  James Bretherton - NPG D9938

John Sawbridge

by James Sayers, published by James Bretherton
soft-ground etching, published 31 March 1788
NPG D9938

'Oppositions attempt to raise the dead', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D12240

'Oppositions attempt to raise the dead'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 17 March 1788
NPG D12240

'The shadow of opposition', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D12248

'The shadow of opposition'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 31 March 1788
NPG D12248

'The comet', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D12251

'The comet'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 18 February 1789
NPG D12251

'The Regency twelfth cake not cut up', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D12252

'The Regency twelfth cake not cut up'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 19 February 1789
NPG D12252

'Barataria', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D12253

'Barataria'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 11 March 1789
NPG D12253

'The repeal of the test act a vision', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D12254

'The repeal of the test act a vision'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 16 February 1790
NPG D12254

'Mr Burke's pair of spectacles for short-sighted politicians', by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9559

'Mr Burke's pair of spectacles for short-sighted politicians'

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 12 May 1791
NPG D9559

'The patriot exalted' (Charles James Fox; Catherine II, Empress of Russia), by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9572

'The patriot exalted' (Charles James Fox; Catherine II, Empress of Russia)

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 15 March 1792
NPG D9572

Thomas Paine ('Loyalty against levelling'), by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9890

Thomas Paine ('Loyalty against levelling')

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 15 December 1792
NPG D9890

'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

John Courtenay ('Camille des Moulins'), by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9696

John Courtenay ('Camille des Moulins')

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
soft-ground etching, published 12 May 1794
NPG D9696

Charles James Fox ('Robespierre'), by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9744

Charles James Fox ('Robespierre')

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
soft-ground etching, published 12 May 1794
NPG D9744

Charles James Fox ('Gladiator pugnans'), by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9745

Charles James Fox ('Gladiator pugnans')

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 17 March 1794
NPG D9745

Charles James Fox ('Frontispiece'), by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9746

Charles James Fox ('Frontispiece')

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 17 March 1794
NPG D9746

Sir Philip Francis ('Francois Philippeaux'), by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9755

Sir Philip Francis ('Francois Philippeaux')

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
soft-ground etching, published 12 May 1794
NPG D9755

King George III ('A peep over the garden wall in Berkeley Square'), by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9760

King George III ('A peep over the garden wall in Berkeley Square')

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 17 March 1794
NPG D9760

Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton ('Egalite'), by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9770

Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton ('Egalite')

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
soft-ground etching, published 12 May 1794
NPG D9770

William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (Lord Shelburne) ('Chauvelin'), by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9823

William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (Lord Shelburne) ('Chauvelin')

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
soft-ground etching, published 12 May 1794
NPG D9823

'A gazette extraordinary from Berkeley Square', by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9824

'A gazette extraordinary from Berkeley Square'

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching and aquatint, published 31 May 1794
NPG D9824

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

Richard Brinsley Sheridan ('Barrere'), by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9940

Richard Brinsley Sheridan ('Barrere')

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
soft-ground etching, published 12 May 1794
NPG D9940

Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope ('Anacharsis Cloots'), by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D9954

Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope ('Anacharsis Cloots')

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
soft-ground etching, published 12 May 1794
NPG D9954

'John Bull's sacrifice to Janus', by James Sayers, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12257

'John Bull's sacrifice to Janus'

by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 17 March 1794
NPG D12257