13 OF 35 
'The delegates in council or beggars on horseback'
13 of 35 portraits of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale
'The delegates in council or beggars on horseback'
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 9 June 1797
10 3/8 in. x 15 5/8 in. (265 mm x 398 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D15627
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Artistsback to top
- Isaac Cruikshank (1756-1810). Artist associated with 11 portraits.
- Samuel William Fores (baptised 1761-1838), Printseller and publisher. Artist associated with 63 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Charles Buckner (active 1797). Sitter in 1 portrait.
- 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.
- Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington (1753-1829), General. Sitter in 10 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.
- Richard Parker (active 1768-after 1776). Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Dramatist and parliamentary orator. Sitter associated with 162 portraits.
- John Thelwall (1764-1834), Reformer and elocutionist. Sitter in 12 portraits.
- John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), Radical politician and philologist. Sitter associated with 49 portraits.
