1 OF 18 
'Razor's levée, or ye heads of a new Whig ad...........n on a broad bottom'
1 of 18 portraits of David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield
'Razor's levée, or ye heads of a new Whig ad...........n on a broad bottom'
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 21 April 1783
10 3/4 in. x 15 3/4 in. (274 mm x 400 mm) plate size; 11 5/8 in. x 16 1/2 in. (295 mm x 418 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1905
Reference Collection
NPG D12233
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Artistsback to top
- Thomas Cornell (active 1780-1792). Artist associated with 59 portraits.
- James Sayers (1748-1823), Artist. Artist associated with 188 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Sittersback to top
- John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731-1783), Solicitor-General. Sitter in 14 portraits.
- Edmund Burke (1729 or 1730-1797), Statesman. Sitter associated with 103 portraits.
- Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (1748-1825), Statesman. Sitter associated with 26 portraits.
- Lord John Cavendish (1732-1796), Politician. Sitter associated with 11 portraits.
- King Charles I (1600-1649), Reigned 1625-49. Sitter associated with 330 portraits.
- Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England. Sitter associated with 220 portraits.
- Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
- Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811), Prime Minister. Sitter in 26 portraits.
- Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley (1716-1789), Lawyer and politician. Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
- Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-1792), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 63 portraits.
- Samuel House (died 1785), Publican and politician. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel (1725-1786), Admiral. Sitter associated with 29 portraits.
- William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805), Prime Minister and patron of the arts. Sitter associated with 63 portraits.
- David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield (1727-1796), Diplomat and statesman. Sitter in 18 portraits.
- Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Statesman. Sitter associated with 80 portraits.
- William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
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