9 OF 18

'The shadow of opposition'

9 of 18 portraits of David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 31 March 1788
7 5/8 in. x 6 3/8 in. (194 mm x 161 mm) plate size; 8 3/4 in. x 7 1/8 in. (221 mm x 182 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1905
Reference Collection
NPG D12248

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Thomas Cornell (active 1780-1792). Artist associated with 59 portraits.
James Sayers (1748-1823), Artist. Artist associated with 188 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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Edmund Burke (1729 or 1730-1797), Statesman. Sitter associated with 103 portraits.
Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (1752-1834), Sportsman and patron of horse-racing. Sitter associated with 64 portraits.
Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield (1727-1796), Diplomat and statesman. Sitter in 18 portraits.
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough) (1733-1805), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 32 portraits.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary orator. Sitter associated with 162 portraits.