12 OF 36

''The feast of reason, and the flow of soul,' - ie - the wits of the age, setting the table in a roar'

12 of 36 portraits of Michael Angelo Taylor

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 4 February 1797
9 3/4 in. x 13 7/8 in. (249 mm x 354 mm) plate size; 10 1/4 in. x 14 3/8 in. (260 mm x 366 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12596

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Sittersback to top

George Hanger, 4th Baron Coleraine (1751?-1824), Eccentric. Sitter in 20 portraits.
John Courtenay (1738-1816), Politician. Sitter associated with 14 portraits.
Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary orator. Sitter associated with 162 portraits.
Michael Angelo Taylor (circa 1757-1834), Politician. Sitter associated with 36 portraits.

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.