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'Blowing up the Pic Nic's; - or - Harlequin Quixotte attacking the puppets'
14 of 38 portraits of Sarah Siddons (née Kemble)
'Blowing up the Pic Nic's; - or - Harlequin Quixotte attacking the puppets'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 2 April 1802
13 3/4 in. x 10 1/4 in. (350 mm x 260 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12786
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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
- Elizabeth Billington (née Weichsel) (1765-1818), Singer. Sitter in 11 portraits.
- Albinia, Countess of Buckinghamshire (died 1816), Wife of George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire. Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
- George James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley (1749-1827), Chamberlain to the Prince of Wales. Sitter associated with 15 portraits.
- David Garrick (1717-1779), Actor, playwright and theatre manager. Sitter associated with 55 portraits.
- Henry Francis Greville (active 1802), Actor. Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
- John Philip Kemble (1757-1823), Actor. Sitter associated with 41 portraits.
- William Thomas Lewis (circa 1746-1812), Actor. Sitter in 6 portraits.
- Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1764-1839), Writer on opera. Sitter in 8 portraits.
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary orator. Sitter associated with 162 portraits.
- Sarah Siddons (née Kemble) (1755-1831), Actress. Sitter associated with 38 portraits, Artist associated with 1 portrait.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D13699: 'Blowing up the Pic Nic's; - or - Harlequin Quixotte attacking the puppets' (impression from same plate as)
Linked publicationsback to top
- Perry, Gill (introduction) Roach, Joseph (appreciation) and West, Shearer (appreciation), The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons, 2011 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 20 October 2011 to 8 January 2012), p. 128
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