8 OF 24

'The funeral procession of Miss Regency'

8 of 24 portraits of Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe)

by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 29 April 1789
27 3/4 in. x 8 3/4 in. (705 mm x 223 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D13053

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Artistsback to top

Samuel William Fores (baptised 1761-1838), Printseller and publisher. Artist associated with 63 portraits.
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.
Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe) (1756-1837), Famous beauty; morganatic wife of George IV. Sitter in 24 portraits.
Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
Edward Hall, Apothecary. Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754-1826), Army officer; Politician. Sitter in 44 portraits.
William John Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian (1737-1815), Colonel. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Mails (active 1789), Hairdresser. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough) (1733-1805), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 32 portraits.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary orator. Sitter associated with 162 portraits.
Louis Weltje (1745-1810), Comptroller to the Prince of Wales. Sitter in 5 portraits.