2 OF 35 
'The Westminster hunt'
2 of 35 portraits of Michael Angelo Taylor
'The Westminster hunt'
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 27 April 1788
9 3/4 in. x 13 3/4 in. (247 mm x 348 mm) plate size; 10 1/8 in. x 14 in. (258 mm x 356 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12376
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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.
- Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818), Politician and pamphleteer. Sitter in 16 portraits.
- King George III (1738-1820), Reigned 1760-1820. Sitter associated with 182 portraits.
- Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-1792), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 63 portraits.
- Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor-General of India. Sitter associated with 46 portraits.
- Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (1751-1799), Foreign Secretary. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary orator. Sitter associated with 162 portraits.
- Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733-1800), Statesman. Sitter in 14 portraits.
- Michael Angelo Taylor (circa 1757-1834), Politician. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.
- Edward Thurlow, Baron Thurlow (1731-1806), Lord Chancellor. Sitter in 36 portraits.
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