British nobleman, art collector, and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1713-1792)

Wrestlers. Etching by S.F. Ravenet after R. Dalton, 1744.

John Stuart, third Earl of Bute: portrait of him and allegory of his ministry. Stipple engraving by C. Watson, 1805, after A. Ramsay (portrait) and T. Uwins (allegory).

A doctor giving a woman some medicine in front of a group of disagreeing men; representing Dr. Musgrave's attempt to bring charges against a group of politicians who had allegedly taken bribes from the French to complete the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Etching, 1769.

A trio of quack doctors attending to Britannia: the Earl of Bute with an ass's head blindfolds a woman who is vomiting into a bowl held by Louis XV as a baboon: Tobias Smollett takes her pulse;while Henry Fox approaches her with a clyster-pipe; representing the loss of British assets to France in the Treaty of Paris. Etching attributed to Paul Sandby, 1762.

A crowd of people gathered on the quayside to send the Earl of Bute off to London. Etching.

John Williams, a bookseller stands in the pillory in the Palace Yard, Westminster, surrounded by a cheering crowd. Engraving with ten verses in five columns below, 1765.

Two witches tell Macbeth (representing the Earl of Bute) that he will be king and another, holding a noose, says he will be "Knight - the first that ever graced the Scottish annals". Etching, 1762.

A framed picture falls off a cornice marked 'National Honour'; representing dishonour for Great Britain perceived by the Whigs in the Anglo-Spanish convention on the Falkland Islands. Engraving, 1771.

Lord Bute in Highland dress jumps over numbered stone posts beside an open pit. Etching, 1762.

A half naked woman held by two men, one of whom is peering up her skirt, while another forcibly pours the contents of a teapot down her throat which she spits back into his face: representing America being punished by British politicians with the Boston Port Bill. Engraving, 1774.

Three noblemen dance round a tall thistle as the devil plays the bagpipes; representing Scottish influence on the British policy towards American independence. Engraving, 1775.

1 print : etching ; platemark 22.8 x 39.6 cm

Ralph Allen making a speech to the Corporation of Bath. Etching by W. Hibbart, 1763.

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. Stipple engraving by W. T. Mote after A. Ramsay.

A funeral procession of politicians bearing the coffin of the 1765 Stamp Act to its tomb in the docks where American trade was carried out. Etching after B. Wilson, 1766.

A letter from a Member of Parliament in London to his friend in Edinburgh , Relating to The present Critical State of Affairs, And The Dangerous Antipathy that seems daily to increase between the People of England and Scotland.

A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of B*** : on a late important resignation, and its probable consequences.

A dissertation on miracles  containing an examination of the principles advanced by David Hume, Esq.; in An essay on miracles. By George Campbell, D.D. Principal of the Marischal Collge, and one of the ministers, of Aberdeen. [Two lines from John].

Reflections on death . By William Dodd L.L.D. Late Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of St. Davids.

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John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

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A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of B*** : on a late important resignation, and its probable consequences.

A dissertation on miracles containing an examination of the principles advanced by David Hume, Esq.; in An essay on miracles. By George Campbell, D.D. Principal of the Marischal Collge, and one of the ministers, of Aberdeen. [Two lines from John].

Reflections on death . By William Dodd L.L.D. Late Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of St. Davids.

Two witches tell Macbeth (representing the Earl of Bute) that he will be king and another, holding a noose, says he will be "Knight - the first that ever graced the Scottish annals". Etching, 1762.

Ralph Allen making a speech to the Corporation of Bath. Etching by W. Hibbart, 1763.

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. Stipple engraving by W. T. Mote after A. Ramsay.

A funeral procession of politicians bearing the coffin of the 1765 Stamp Act to its tomb in the docks where American trade was carried out. Etching after B. Wilson, 1766.

A letter from a Member of Parliament in London to his friend in Edinburgh , Relating to The present Critical State of Affairs, And The Dangerous Antipathy that seems daily to increase between the People of England and Scotland.

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

Images from the collections

Images featuring John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

Works from the collections

A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of B*** : on a late important resignation, and its probable consequences.

A dissertation on miracles containing an examination of the principles advanced by David Hume, Esq.; in An essay on miracles. By George Campbell, D.D. Principal of the Marischal Collge, and one of the ministers, of Aberdeen. [Two lines from John].

Reflections on death . By William Dodd L.L.D. Late Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of St. Davids.

Two witches tell Macbeth (representing the Earl of Bute) that he will be king and another, holding a noose, says he will be "Knight - the first that ever graced the Scottish annals". Etching, 1762.

Ralph Allen making a speech to the Corporation of Bath. Etching by W. Hibbart, 1763.

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. Stipple engraving by W. T. Mote after A. Ramsay.

A funeral procession of politicians bearing the coffin of the 1765 Stamp Act to its tomb in the docks where American trade was carried out. Etching after B. Wilson, 1766.

A letter from a Member of Parliament in London to his friend in Edinburgh , Relating to The present Critical State of Affairs, And The Dangerous Antipathy that seems daily to increase between the People of England and Scotland.

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