4 OF 48

'Search-night; - or - state-watchmen mistaking honest-men for conspirators'

4 of 48 portraits of George Tierney

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 March 1798
10 1/4 in. x 14 1/4 in. (261 mm x 361 mm) plate size; 10 3/4 in. x 14 7/8 in. (274 mm x 377 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12633

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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

Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765-1802), Politician and agriculturalist. Sitter associated with 44 portraits.
Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754-1826), Army officer; Politician. Sitter in 44 portraits.
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Statesman. Sitter associated with 80 portraits.
John Nicholls (1745?-1832), Politician. Sitter in 20 portraits.
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk (1746-1815), Connoisseur and collector. Sitter associated with 55 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.
George Tierney (1761-1830), Statesman. Sitter associated with 48 portraits.
John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), Radical politician and philologist. Sitter associated with 49 portraits.