9 OF 63 
'Banco to the knave'
9 of 63 portraits of William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
'Banco to the knave'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 April 1782
10 1/8 in. x 13 3/4 in. (258 mm x 348 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12304
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Artistsback to top
- James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist associated with 881 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
- Hannah Humphrey (active 1778-1822), Publisher and printseller. Artist associated with 717 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Sittersback to top
- John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731-1783), Solicitor-General. Sitter in 14 portraits.
- Isaac Barré (1726-1802), Soldier and politician. Sitter associated with 19 portraits.
- Edmund Burke (1729 or 1730-1797), Statesman. Sitter associated with 103 portraits.
- Lord John Cavendish (1732-1796), Politician. Sitter associated with 11 portraits.
- Sir Grey Cooper (died 1801), Politician. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
- Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-1792), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 63 portraits.
- William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805), Prime Minister and patron of the arts. Sitter associated with 63 portraits.
- Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk (1746-1815), Connoisseur and collector. Sitter associated with 55 portraits.
- Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1735-1806), Soldier, diplomat and politician. Sitter in 26 portraits.
- John Robinson (1727-1802), Politician. Sitter associated with 2 portraits.
- Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730-1782), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 13 portraits.
- John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792), First Lord of the Admiralty. Sitter associated with 24 portraits.
- Edward Thurlow, Baron Thurlow (1731-1806), Lord Chancellor. Sitter in 36 portraits.
- John Wilkes (1725-1797), Politician and agitator. Sitter associated with 47 portraits, Artist associated with 1 portrait.
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