8 OF 13

'Evacuation before resignation'

8 of 13 portraits of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 May 1782
7 3/4 in. x 10 5/8 in. (196 mm x 270 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12985

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Sittersback to top

Edmund Burke (1729 or 1730-1797), Statesman. Sitter associated with 103 portraits.
Lord John Cavendish (1732-1796), Politician. Sitter associated with 11 portraits.
Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
Thomas Powys, 1st Baron Lilford (1743-1800). Sitter in 8 portraits.
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730-1782), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 13 portraits.

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.