Henry Dundas, wearing traditional Scottish costume, protects William Pitt the younger under a large tartan cape; implying Dundas's sympathetic attitude towards Pitt referred to by Courtenay in a famous speech. Etching by J. Gillray, 1792.

  • Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
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2 June 1792
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12181i
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Henry Dundas, wearing traditional Scottish costume, protects William Pitt the younger under a large tartan cape; implying Dundas's sympathetic attitude towards Pitt referred to by Courtenay in a famous speech. Etching by J. Gillray, 1792. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Pitt is sitting on a stool with the inscription: "Extracts from the Treasury"

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[London] (18 Old Bond Street) : H. Humphrey, 2 June 1792.

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1 print : etching ; platemark 27.8 x 22.4 cm

Lettering

Wha wants me? Bears number lower left: 23

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VI, London 1938, no. 8103

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Wellcome Collection 12181i

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