18 OF 67

'Bank-notes, - paper-money, - French-alarmists, - o, the devil, the devil! - ah! poor John Bull!!!'

18 of 67 portraits of William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 March 1797
10 1/8 in. x 14 1/8 in. (257 mm x 359 mm) plate size; 10 5/8 in. x 14 3/4 in. (269 mm x 374 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12601

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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

Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759-1834), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 67 portraits.
Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon (1732-1802), Lord Chief Justice. Sitter in 7 portraits.
William Pitt (1759-1806), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 167 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.
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753-1816), Politician and scientist. Sitter associated with 45 portraits.