'Impeachment ticket. For the trial of W-rr-n H-st-ngs Esqr'
10 of 16 portraits of Sir Philip Francis
'Impeachment ticket. For the trial of W-rr-n H-st-ngs Esqr'
by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, circa February 1788
7 1/2 in. x 5 7/8 in. (191 mm x 149 mm) plate size; 8 7/8 in. x 7 1/4 in. (226 mm x 183 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12943
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Artistback to top
- James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist associated with 881 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Edmund Burke (1729 or 1730-1797), Statesman. Sitter associated with 103 portraits.
- Sir Robert Dallas (1756-1824), Judge. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough (1750-1818), Lord Chief Justice. Sitter in 17 portraits.
- Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
- Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818), Politician and pamphleteer. Sitter in 16 portraits.
- Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor-General of India. Sitter associated with 46 portraits.
- Sir Thomas Plumer (1753-1824), Master of the Rolls. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary orator. Sitter associated with 162 portraits.
- Edward Thurlow, Baron Thurlow (1731-1806), Lord Chancellor. Sitter in 36 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D12246: 'For the trial of Warren Ha[stings]' (includes Edmund Burke; Charles James Fox; Sir Philip Francis; Warren Hastings) (parody of/parodied by)



