William Pitt; Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville Portrait Print
William Pitt; Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville NPG D16449
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by John Kay
This is a rare political subject among Kay's work. It is a satire on the Prime Minister, Pitt the Younger, made at the time when hostilities were started against the recently created French republic. In the background, a fictitious invasion of Britain is shown taking place, which terrifies Pitt. Kay satirises his dependence on Dundas, his great friend and political ally, who in contrast shows self-possession and points to his pistol as if recommending suicide. The print's title, and the inscription, compare Pitt to the... more
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