4 OF 9

'Tentanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo'

4 of 9 portraits of Charles Watkin Williams Wynn

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 8 August 1810
20 1/4 in. x 15 3/4 in. (515 mm x 399 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D13118

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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.
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1776-1839), Statesman and print collector. Sitter associated with 39 portraits.
George James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley (1749-1827), Chamberlain to the Prince of Wales. Sitter associated with 15 portraits.
William Crowe (1745-1829), Poet and divine. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (1750-1823), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 67 portraits.
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759-1834), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 67 portraits.
Thomas Grenville (1755-1846), Book collector and diplomat. Sitter associated with 13 portraits.
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 167 portraits.
Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland (1773-1840), Whig statesman and patron of art and letters. Sitter associated with 52 portraits.
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), Politician. Sitter associated with 74 portraits.
George Nugent Grenville, Baron Nugent (1788-1850), Writer. Sitter in 18 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.
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833), Diplomat and magnate. Sitter in 22 portraits.
Michael Angelo Taylor (circa 1757-1834), Politician. Sitter associated with 36 portraits.
George Tierney (1761-1830), Statesman. Sitter associated with 48 portraits.
Samuel Whitbread (1756-1815), Politician and brewer. Sitter associated with 19 portraits.
Charles Watkin Williams Wynn (1775-1850), Politician. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Sir Henry Watkin Williams Wynn (1783-1856), Diplomat. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 5th Bt (1772-1840), Politician. Sitter in 6 portraits.