16 OF 24 
'Dilettanti-theatricals: - or - a peep at the green room'
16 of 24 portraits of Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe)
'Dilettanti-theatricals: - or - a peep at the green room'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured soft-ground etching, published 18 February 1803
12 5/8 in. x 19 1/2 in. (320 mm x 496 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D13099
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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.
Sittersback to top
- Miss Anguish (active 1803). Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Albinia, Countess of Buckinghamshire (died 1816), Wife of George Hobart, 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire. Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
- Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (1748-1825), Statesman. Sitter associated with 26 portraits.
- Miss Carpenter (active 1803). Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- George James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley (1749-1827), Chamberlain to the Prince of Wales. Sitter associated with 15 portraits.
- George Hanger, 4th Baron Coleraine (1751?-1824), Eccentric. Sitter in 20 portraits.
- Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (1752-1834), Sportsman and patron of horse-racing. Sitter associated with 64 portraits.
- Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe) (1756-1837), Famous beauty; morganatic wife of George IV. Sitter in 24 portraits.
- King George IV (1762-1830), Regent 1811-19; Reigned 1820-30. Sitter associated with 182 portraits.
- Henry Francis Greville (active 1802), Actor. Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
- Frances Villiers (née Twysden), Countess of Jersey (1753-1821), Mistress of George IV and courtier. Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
- Sholto Henry Maclellan, 8th Baron Kirkcudbright (1771-1827). Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1764-1839), Writer on opera. Sitter in 8 portraits.
- William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry (1724-1810), Rake and patron of the turf. Sitter associated with 12 portraits.
- James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury (1748-1823), Lord Chamberlain. Sitter in 12 portraits.
- Mary Amelia Cecil (née Hill), Marchioness of Salisbury (1750-1835), Political hostess and sportswoman. Sitter in 8 portraits.
- Sir Lumley St George Skeffington (1771-1850), Fop and playwright. Sitter in 6 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Perry, Gill (introduction) Roach, Joseph (appreciation) and West, Shearer (appreciation), The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons, 2011 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 20 October 2011 to 8 January 2012), pp. 126-127
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