3 OF 24 
'Wife & no wife - or - a trip to the Continent'
3 of 24 portraits of Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe)
'Wife & no wife - or - a trip to the Continent'
by James Gillray, published by William Holland
hand-coloured etching, published 27 March 1786
14 7/8 in. x 19 in. (377 mm x 482 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D13066
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Artistsback to top
- James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist associated with 881 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
- William Holland (active 1782-1802), Book and printseller. Artist associated with 11 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Edmund Burke (1729 or 1730-1797), Statesman. Sitter associated with 103 portraits.
- George Hanger, 4th Baron Coleraine (1751?-1824), Eccentric. Sitter in 20 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.
- King George IV (1762-1830), Regent 1811-19; Reigned 1820-30. Sitter associated with 182 portraits.
- Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-1792), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 63 portraits.
- Louis Weltje (1745-1810), Comptroller to the Prince of Wales. Sitter in 5 portraits.
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