12 OF 26 
'The sick prince'
12 of 26 portraits of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox
'The sick prince'
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 16 June 1787
8 7/8 in. x 10 1/8 in. (224 mm x 257 mm) plate size; 9 1/8 in. x 10 3/4 in. (233 mm x 272 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12365
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Artistsback to top
- Samuel William Fores (baptised 1761-1838), Printseller and publisher. Artist associated with 63 portraits.
- James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist associated with 881 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Edmund Burke (1729 or 1730-1797), Statesman. Sitter associated with 103 portraits.
- Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
- King George IV (1762-1830), Regent 1811-19; Reigned 1820-30. Sitter associated with 182 portraits.
- Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-1792), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 63 portraits.
- William Pitt (1759-1806), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 167 portraits.
- Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1735-1806), Soldier, diplomat and politician. Sitter in 26 portraits.
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary orator. Sitter associated with 162 portraits.
- Edward Thurlow, Baron Thurlow (1731-1806), Lord Chancellor. Sitter in 36 portraits.
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