13 OF 42 
'Charon's boat - or - the ghost's of "All the Talents" taking their last voyage'
13 of 42 portraits of George Canning
'Charon's boat - or - the ghost's of "All the Talents" taking their last voyage'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 16 July 1807
9 5/8 in. x 13 7/8 in. (244 mm x 352 mm) plate size; 10 3/8 in. x 14 3/4 in. (265 mm x 376 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12895
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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
- Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1776-1839), Statesman and print collector. Sitter associated with 39 portraits.
- Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt (1770-1844), Parliamentary reformer. Sitter associated with 114 portraits.
- George Canning (1770-1827), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 42 portraits.
- Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England. Sitter associated with 220 portraits.
- 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.
- William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759-1834), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 67 portraits.
- Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 167 portraits.
- Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754-1826), Army officer; Politician. Sitter in 44 portraits.
- Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), Politician. Sitter associated with 74 portraits.
- James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale (1759-1839), Statesman; author of 'Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth'. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.
- Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770-1828), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 48 portraits.
- Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh) (1769-1822), Statesman. Sitter associated with 41 portraits.
- Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), French lawyer and politician. Sitter in 4 portraits.
- John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent (1735-1823), Admiral. Sitter associated with 30 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.
- Sir George Pretyman Tomline (1750-1827), Bishop of Winchester. Sitter in 4 portraits.
- John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), Radical politician and philologist. Sitter associated with 49 portraits.
- Samuel Whitbread (1756-1815), Politician and brewer. Sitter associated with 19 portraits.
- Hon. William Windham (1750-1810), Statesman. Sitter associated with 50 portraits.
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