Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip (1713-1802), Politician; MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis and Secretary of State for the Colonies
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
1763
Painting by Thomas Gainsborough, three-quarter length standing. Christ Church, Oxford (Mrs R. L. Poole, Catalogue of Portraits in the possession of the University, Colleges and City and County of Oxford, III, p 76; E. K. Waterhouse, Gainsborough, 1958, no.478). Exhibited Second special exhibition of National Portraits (William and Mary to MDCCC), South Kensington, 1867 (489). Engraved J. Whessell; C. Tomkins 1868.
1780
Medallion by James Tassie. A cast in the Scottish NPG (PG479; J. M. Gray, James and William Tassie, a biographical and critical sketch with a catalogue of their portrait medallions of modern personages, 1894, no.265).
c.1791
Miniature by Jeremiah Meyer, bust length. Somerley (where seen by Scharf in 1883; Sir George Scharf's Sketch Books, 105/41). Engraved C. Watson 1791.
1793-95
Painting by K. A. Hickel, The House of Commons 1793-94, see NPG 745.
1793
Painting by K. A. Hickel, see NPG 3993.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
Painting by Thomas Gainsborough, three-quarter length standing. Christ Church, Oxford (Mrs R. L. Poole, Catalogue of Portraits in the possession of the University, Colleges and City and County of Oxford, III, p 76; E. K. Waterhouse, Gainsborough, 1958, no.478). Exhibited Second special exhibition of National Portraits (William and Mary to MDCCC), South Kensington, 1867 (489). Engraved J. Whessell; C. Tomkins 1868.
1780
Medallion by James Tassie. A cast in the Scottish NPG (PG479; J. M. Gray, James and William Tassie, a biographical and critical sketch with a catalogue of their portrait medallions of modern personages, 1894, no.265).
c.1791
Miniature by Jeremiah Meyer, bust length. Somerley (where seen by Scharf in 1883; Sir George Scharf's Sketch Books, 105/41). Engraved C. Watson 1791.
1793-95
Painting by K. A. Hickel, The House of Commons 1793-94, see NPG 745.
1793
Painting by K. A. Hickel, see NPG 3993.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.