11 OF 18 
'An old English-gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places'
11 of 18 portraits of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
'An old English-gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1809
10 3/8 in. x 14 1/2 in. (262 mm x 367 mm) plate size; 10 7/8 in. x 15 1/4 in. (276 mm x 386 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12922
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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
- John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (1766-1839), Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Sitter associated with 18 portraits.
- George Nugent Temple Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham (1753-1813), Statesman. Sitter in 33 portraits.
- 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 113 portraits.
- John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden (1759-1840), Politician. Sitter associated with 10 portraits.
- George Canning (1770-1827), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 42 portraits.
- William Cobbett (1763-1835), Writer, politician and agriculturalist. Sitter associated with 54 portraits.
- Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (1750-1823), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 67 portraits.
- King George III (1738-1820), Reigned 1760-1820. Sitter associated with 182 portraits.
- Henry Grattan (1746-1820), Irish statesman. Sitter associated with 26 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 166 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 73 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.
- Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk (1746-1815), Connoisseur and collector. Sitter associated with 55 portraits.
- Spencer Perceval (1762-1812), Prime Minister. Sitter in 18 portraits.
- George Ponsonby (1755-1817), Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Sitter associated with 3 portraits.
- William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 30 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.
- George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834), First Lord of the Admiralty. Sitter associated with 30 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.
- John Townsend (1760-1832), Bow Street Runner. Sitter in 6 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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