Irish officer in the British Army and politician (1738-1816)

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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.

Select essays from the Batchelor; or, speculations of Jeoffry Wagstaffe, Esq / [By J. Jephson, J. Courtenay, etc].

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John Courtenay

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Select essays from the Batchelor; or, speculations of Jeoffry Wagstaffe, Esq / [By J. Jephson, J. Courtenay, etc].