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George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend - NPG 4855(49)

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton

by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend
pen and ink, 1751-1758
NPG 4855(49)

Arthur Onslow, by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend - NPG 4855(48)

Arthur Onslow

by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend
ink, 1751-1758
NPG 4855(48)

George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford, by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend - NPG 4855(66)

George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford

by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend
pen and ink, 1751-1758
NPG 4855(66)

Sir Samuel Prime, by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend - NPG 4855(45)

Sir Samuel Prime

by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend
pen and ink, 1751-1758
NPG 4855(45)

Thomas Smallwood, by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend - NPG 4855(34)

Thomas Smallwood

by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend
pen and ink, 1751-1758
NPG 4855(34)

An Indian of ye Outawas Tribe & his Family going to War, by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend - NPG 4855(72)

An Indian of ye Outawas Tribe & his Family going to War

by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend
pen and ink and watercolour, 1751-1758
NPG 4855(72)

Ann (or Anne) Barry (née Street), by Samuel De Wilde, after Tilly Kettle - NPG L269.B6.02

Ann (or Anne) Barry (née Street)

by Samuel De Wilde, after Tilly Kettle
mezzotint, 1768 or after
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.02

Buckhorse (John Smith), published by Thomas Bowen - NPG L269.A1.04

Buckhorse (John Smith)

published by Thomas Bowen
etching, circa 1769-1786
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A1.04

Thomas Augustine Arne, after Francesco Bartolozzi - NPG 1130

Thomas Augustine Arne

after Francesco Bartolozzi
hand-coloured etching, 1770-1782, based on a work of circa 1770
NPG 1130

Unknown woman, formerly known as Sarah Siddons (née Kemble), by Unknown artist - NPG 2425

Unknown woman, formerly known as Sarah Siddons (née Kemble)

by Unknown artist
pencil and red chalk, late 18th or early 19th century
NPG 2425

Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge), by Robert Edge Pine - NPG 5856

Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)

by Robert Edge Pine
oil on canvas, circa 1775
On display in Room 10 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5856

James Wolfe, by Elizabeth Christiana Cavendish (née Hervey), Duchess of Devonshire - NPG 688

James Wolfe

by Elizabeth Christiana Cavendish (née Hervey), Duchess of Devonshire
pencil and watercolour, circa 1780-1800
NPG 688

Monument to David Garrick, by Thomas Letton, published by Victor Marie Picot, and published by John Harris, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG L269.B5.10

Monument to David Garrick

by Thomas Letton, published by Victor Marie Picot, and published by John Harris, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple printed in red ink, published 23 May 1781
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B5.10

Mary Robinson (née Darby), by John Raphael Smith, after George Romney - NPG L269.B6.07

Mary Robinson (née Darby)

by John Raphael Smith, after George Romney
mezzotint, 1781
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.07

John Henderson, by and published by John Jones, after Thomas Gainsborough - NPG L269.B6.30

John Henderson

by and published by John Jones, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 30 May 1783 (circa 1773-1775)
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.30

John Henderson, by John Jones, published by John Sewell, after Thomas Gainsborough - NPG L269.B6.31

John Henderson

by John Jones, published by John Sewell, after Thomas Gainsborough
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1786
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.31

Charles Bannister, by Unknown engraver, after Robert Dighton - NPG L269.B6.15

Charles Bannister

by Unknown engraver, after Robert Dighton
stipple, after a work of 1787
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.15

Dorothy Jordan, by James Heath, published by Simon Watts - NPG L269.B7.12

Dorothy Jordan

by James Heath, published by Simon Watts
stipple, published 2nd February 1787
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.12

John Bannister, by and published by John Raphael Smith, after Mather Brown - NPG L269.B7.31

John Bannister

by and published by John Raphael Smith, after Mather Brown
mezzotint, published 12th October 1787
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.31

'The famous battle between Richard Humphreys and Daniel Mendoza...', probably by Unknown artist, published by Samuel William Fores - NPG L269.A1.10

'The famous battle between Richard Humphreys and Daniel Mendoza...'

probably by Unknown artist, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 11 January 1788
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A1.10

'Foul play, or Humphreys and Johnson a match for Mendoza...', by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores - NPG L269.A2.03

'Foul play, or Humphreys and Johnson a match for Mendoza...'

by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 18 January 1788
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A2.03

'A representation of the famous battle at Smith in the Bottom, near Croydon ...', by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores - NPG L269.A4.01

'A representation of the famous battle at Smith in the Bottom, near Croydon ...'

by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 10th June 1788
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A4.01

'The most severe Battle ever seen ...' (Joseph ('Joe') Ward; William ('Bill') Ward; Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); Isaac Perrins; Perrins; Pickard), published by Samuel William Fores - NPG L269.A2.15

'The most severe Battle ever seen ...' (Joseph ('Joe') Ward; William ('Bill') Ward; Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); Isaac Perrins; Perrins; Pickard)

published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 24 October 1789
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A2.15

James Boswell, after Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG 2755

James Boswell

after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil and wax crayon on paper, circa 1830-1839, based on a work of circa 1790-1795
NPG 2755

Richard Humphries (Humphreys); Daniel Mendoza, by Joseph Grozer, published by William Richardson, after Charles Reuben Ryley (Riley) - NPG L269.A2.13

Richard Humphries (Humphreys); Daniel Mendoza

by Joseph Grozer, published by William Richardson, after Charles Reuben Ryley (Riley)
hand-coloured stipple, published 1790
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A2.13

'The Manner in which Mendoza Caught Humphries twice, & Generously laid him down without taking the advantage of his Situation' (Jack Butcher; Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); Daniel Mendoza; Richard Humphries (Humphreys); Joseph ('Joe') Ward; John Jack...), by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores - NPG L269.A3.02

'The Manner in which Mendoza Caught Humphries twice, & Generously laid him down without taking the advantage of his Situation' (Jack Butcher; Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); Daniel Mendoza; Richard Humphries (Humphreys); Joseph ('Joe') Ward; John Jack...)

by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 9th October 1790
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A3.02

'Prize-fight between Billy Hooper and Bob Watson' (Unknown man; Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); William ('Billy') Hooper; Bob Watson; William ('Bill') Ward; Joseph ('Joe') Ward), by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores - NPG L269.A3.11

'Prize-fight between Billy Hooper and Bob Watson' (Unknown man; Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); William ('Billy') Hooper; Bob Watson; William ('Bill') Ward; Joseph ('Joe') Ward)

by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 21st February 1790
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A3.11

Scene from William Congreve's 'The Double Dealer', probably published by John Bell - NPG L269.B8.16

Scene from William Congreve's 'The Double Dealer'

probably published by John Bell
etching, probably published in 'Bell's British Theatre', 1790s
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.16

Scene from George Jeffreys' 'Merope', probably published by John Bell - NPG L269.B8.17

Scene from George Jeffreys' 'Merope'

probably published by John Bell
etching, probably published in 'Bell's British Theatre', 1790s
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.17

Scene from William Congreve's 'The Old Batchelor', probably published by John Bell - NPG L269.B8.18

Scene from William Congreve's 'The Old Batchelor'

probably published by John Bell
etching, probably published in 'Bell's British Theatre', 1790s
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.18

Unidentified theatrical scene, probably published by John Bell - NPG L269.B8.21

Unidentified theatrical scene

probably published by John Bell
etching, probably published in 'Bell's British Theatre', 1790s
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.21

William Wyatt Dimond as Philaster, by Philipp Audinet, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde - NPG L269.B6.05

William Wyatt Dimond as Philaster

by Philipp Audinet, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.05

'A Particular and Scientific Account on the most tremendous Battle', probably by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores - NPG L269.A1.02

'A Particular and Scientific Account on the most tremendous Battle'

probably by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
etching, published 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A1.02

Thomas King, by William Bromley, published by John Sewell, after William Drummond - NPG L269.B6.08

Thomas King

by William Bromley, published by John Sewell, after William Drummond
etching and engraving, published 1st October 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.08

Mary Wells as Anne Lovely in 'A Bold Stroke for a Wife', by William Satchwell Leney (Lenney), published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde - NPG L269.B6.09

Mary Wells as Anne Lovely in 'A Bold Stroke for a Wife'

by William Satchwell Leney (Lenney), published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.09

Mrs Rock as Viletta in 'She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not', by Joseph Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde - NPG L269.B6.18

Mrs Rock as Viletta in 'She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not'

by Joseph Thornthwaite, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 2nd October 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B6.18

Dorothy Jordan as Peggy in David Garrick's 'The Country Girl', by William Bromley, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde - NPG L269.B7.03

Dorothy Jordan as Peggy in David Garrick's 'The Country Girl'

by William Bromley, published by John Bell, after Samuel De Wilde
stipple, published 15th July 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B7.03

Scene from William Congreve's 'Love for Love', by James Neagle, published by John Bell, after Robert Smirke - NPG L269.B8.31

Scene from William Congreve's 'Love for Love'

by James Neagle, published by John Bell, after Robert Smirke
etching, published 20th May 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.31

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, by John Smart - NPG 4316

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

by John Smart
pencil and grey wash, feigned oval, 1792
NPG 4316

'Dan beating the Phillistines [Philistines]' (Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); William ('Bill') Ward; Joseph ('Joe') Ward; John Jackson), by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores - NPG L269.A4.15

'Dan beating the Phillistines [Philistines]' (Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); Tom Johnson (Thomas Jackling); William ('Bill') Ward; Joseph ('Joe') Ward; John Jackson)

by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published May 1792
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A4.15