'Parliamentary-reform, - or - opposition-rats, leaving the house they had undermined'
10 of 66 portraits of Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
'Parliamentary-reform, - or - opposition-rats, leaving the house they had undermined'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 28 May 1797
14 1/4 in. x 10 3/4 in. (363 mm x 272 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12614
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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
- Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (1750-1823), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 67 portraits.
- Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
- Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 167 portraits.
- Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Statesman. Sitter associated with 80 portraits.
- William Pitt (1759-1806), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 167 portraits.
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary orator. Sitter associated with 162 portraits.
- Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 66 portraits.
- Michael Angelo Taylor (circa 1757-1834), Politician. Sitter associated with 36 portraits.
- William Wilberforce (1759-1833), Philanthropist and reformer. Sitter associated with 31 portraits.



