James Gillray
1756-1815
Wha wants me?
Published
[London] : Pubd. June 2d, 1792 by H. Humphrey, n. 18 Old Bond Street, [1792]
hand colored etching
image: 222 x 193 mm; sheet: 222 x 203 mm
Peel 2789
Notes
Library's copy trimmed to within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Henry Dundas in Highland dress, wearing a Scots cap over a legal wig, crouches with his head turned in profile to the right. With his voluminous tartan plaid he covers William Pitt, who sits close against him in profile to the left on the pan of a close-stool inscribed 'Extracts from the Treasury', his profile, feet, and ankles alone being visible.
Associated names
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Catalog link