7 OF 8

'Middlesex-election. 1804'

7 of 8 portraits of George Walpole

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 7 August 1804
13 3/4 in. x 19 5/8 in. (348 mm x 500 mm) plate size; 14 1/8 in. x 20 1/2 in. (360 mm x 521 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D13108

Click on the links below to find out more:

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

Sir Robert Adair (1763-1855), Diplomat. Sitter associated with 7 portraits.
Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (1765-1802), Politician and agriculturalist. Sitter associated with 44 portraits.
William Bosville (1745-1813), Bon vivant. Sitter in 10 portraits.
Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt (1770-1844), Parliamentary reformer. Sitter associated with 113 portraits.
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle (1748-1825), Statesman. Sitter associated with 26 portraits.
Sir William Curtis, 1st Bt (1752-1829), Lord Mayor of London. Sitter in 10 portraits.
Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (1752-1834), Sportsman and patron of horse-racing. Sitter associated with 64 portraits.
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (1750-1823), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 67 portraits.
Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman. Sitter associated with 299 portraits.
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 166 portraits.
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754-1826), Army officer; Politician. Sitter in 44 portraits.
Thomas Tyrwhitt Jones (1765-1811), Politician. Sitter in 8 portraits.
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805), Prime Minister and patron of the arts. Sitter associated with 63 portraits.
George Boulton Mainwaring (born 1773?), Politician and son of William Mainwaring. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk (1746-1815), Connoisseur and collector. Sitter associated with 55 portraits.
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742-1817), Soldier and politician. Sitter associated with 8 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.
George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834), First Lord of the Admiralty. Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
George Tierney (1761-1830), Statesman. Sitter associated with 48 portraits.
John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), Radical politician and philologist. Sitter associated with 49 portraits.
George Walpole (1758-1835), Soldier. Sitter in 8 portraits.