Mince-pie administration
18 People in sitter grouping:
The Mince-Pie Administration was a short-lived term for what would become the successful leadership of parliament under William Pitt. Formed in 1783 to stand with King George III against the new coalition ministry, it is thought the group's name was coined by the Whig hostess Lady Frances Crewe, who, like many others, believed that the alternative ministry led by Charles Fox would succeed, and that this new administration would not last the Christmas period. This however was not the case, and by March 1784 Pitt had won a general election against Fox with a comfortable majority.
George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham
1753-1813Politician; MP for Buckinghamshire and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Sitter in 33 portraits
Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville
1815-1891Politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and leader of the Liberal party; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
Sitter associated with 52 portraits
William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
1759-1834Prime Minister
Sitter associated with 70 portraits
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox
1735-1806Field Marshal, ambassador to France and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department
Sitter in 28 portraits
Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland
1754-1787Sitter in 4 portraits
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