11 OF 50

'Consequences of a successful French invasion, No 1, plate 1st'

11 of 50 portraits of Hon. William Windham

by and published by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, published 1 March 1798
12 5/8 in. x 14 1/4 in. (322 mm x 362 mm) plate size; 16 3/8 in. x 17 3/4 in. (416 mm x 450 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D13086

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Artistback to top

James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist associated with 881 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.

Sittersback to top

Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Statesman. Sitter associated with 80 portraits.
Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave (1755-1831), Soldier and statesman. Sitter associated with 12 portraits.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-14. Sitter associated with 86 portraits.
William Pitt (1759-1806), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 167 portraits.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary orator. Sitter associated with 162 portraits.
William Wilberforce (1759-1833), Philanthropist and reformer. Sitter associated with 31 portraits.
Hon. William Windham (1750-1810), Statesman. Sitter associated with 50 portraits.

Related worksback to top

NPG D13087: 'Consequences of a successful French invasion, No 1, plate 2d' (from same series as)
NPG D13088: 'Consequences of a successful French invasion, No III, plate 2d' (Charles James Fox?) (from same series as)
NPG D13089: 'Consequences of a successful French invasion, No VI, plate 1st' (from same series as)