20 OF 30

'Disciples catching the mantle: - the spirit of darkness overshadowing the priests of Baal'

20 of 30 portraits of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 June 1808
15 3/4 in. x 13 3/8 in. (400 mm x 341 mm) plate size; 16 1/4 in. x 14 in. (414 mm x 355 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D13116

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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

George Nugent Temple Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham (1753-1813), Statesman. Sitter in 33 portraits.
John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden (1759-1840), Politician. Sitter associated with 10 portraits.
George Canning (1770-1827), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 42 portraits.
John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 71 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.
Henry Grattan (1746-1820), Irish statesman. Sitter associated with 26 portraits.
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759-1834), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 67 portraits.
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 167 portraits.
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754-1826), Army officer; Politician. Sitter in 44 portraits.
Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland (1773-1840), Whig statesman and patron of art and letters. Sitter associated with 52 portraits.
James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale (1759-1839), Statesman; author of 'Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth'. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770-1828), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 48 portraits.
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh) (1769-1822), Statesman. Sitter associated with 41 portraits.
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Statesman. Sitter associated with 80 portraits.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-14. Sitter associated with 86 portraits.
Spencer Perceval (1762-1812), Prime Minister. Sitter in 18 portraits.
William Pitt (1759-1806), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 167 portraits.
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent (1735-1823), Admiral. Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary orator. Sitter associated with 162 portraits.
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 66 portraits.
Samuel Whitbread (1756-1815), Politician and brewer. Sitter associated with 19 portraits.
Hon. William Windham (1750-1810), Statesman. Sitter associated with 50 portraits.