British Prime Minister, politician (1759-1834)

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John Bull as the patient of promotors of competing therapies; representing British parliamentary reform. Aquatint by S. de Wilde, 1809.

Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial conflict surrounding him. Aquatint after J. Gillray, 1806.

A triumphant American slave woman representing quassia (ingredient in acoholic drinks) is carried aloft by two brewers; representing the outcry against a tax on private brewing (?). Etching by J. Gillray, 1806.

Lord Grenville, Prime Minister and leader of the Broad Bottoms faction, meets Sarah Baartman, the "Hottentot Venus": on account of their similar body-mass, a dynastic marriage is considered. Coloured etching attributed to W. Heath, 1810.

Conferment of degrees on the Tsar and the King of Prussia at Oxford in 1814. Coloured engraving.

Joseph Nollekens arranges a bust of William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville, between busts of William Pitt the younger and Charles James Fox, in a display of sculptures. Etching by J. Sayers, 1808.

Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial conflict surrounding him. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1806.

Sir Francis Burdett holds up a bonnet rouge shaped like a fool's cap as he and Samuel Whitbread encourages those who are making a bonfire of statutes on the cobbles of Palace Yard; Westminster Hall is stoned and demolished by the mob beyond. Etching by J. Gillray.

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William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

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Images featuring William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

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Joseph Nollekens arranges a bust of William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville, between busts of William Pitt the younger and Charles James Fox, in a display of sculptures. Etching by J. Sayers, 1808.

Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial conflict surrounding him. Aquatint after J. Gillray, 1806.

Conferment of degrees on the Tsar and the King of Prussia at Oxford in 1814. Coloured engraving.

John Bull as the patient of promotors of competing therapies; representing British parliamentary reform. Aquatint by S. de Wilde, 1809.

Sir Francis Burdett holds up a bonnet rouge shaped like a fool's cap as he and Samuel Whitbread encourages those who are making a bonfire of statutes on the cobbles of Palace Yard; Westminster Hall is stoned and demolished by the mob beyond. Etching by J. Gillray.

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

Images from the collections

Images featuring William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

Works from the collections

Joseph Nollekens arranges a bust of William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville, between busts of William Pitt the younger and Charles James Fox, in a display of sculptures. Etching by J. Sayers, 1808.

Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial conflict surrounding him. Aquatint after J. Gillray, 1806.

Conferment of degrees on the Tsar and the King of Prussia at Oxford in 1814. Coloured engraving.

John Bull as the patient of promotors of competing therapies; representing British parliamentary reform. Aquatint by S. de Wilde, 1809.

Sir Francis Burdett holds up a bonnet rouge shaped like a fool's cap as he and Samuel Whitbread encourages those who are making a bonfire of statutes on the cobbles of Palace Yard; Westminster Hall is stoned and demolished by the mob beyond. Etching by J. Gillray.

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