Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

'The giant factotem amusing himself' NPG D12593

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey

Pitt is shown dominating the House of Commons. He turns to his followers, his right foot supported by Wilberforce and Dundas; his left foot curshes the leaders of the Opposition, Erskine, Sheridan and Fox. The print can be related to the debate of 30 December 1796 when Pitt moved the continuence of the war. Hand-coloured prints such as this were relatively expensive and would have been bought for enjoyment at home, either hung on the wall or kept in portfolios. However, they would have been... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.