Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
(1738-1805), General and diplomatMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 15 portraits
As second-in-command of British forces during the American War of Independence, military leader Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown in 1781, bringing the conflict to a close.
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by Thomas Gainsborough
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1783
On display in Room 10 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 281
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by John Smart
pencil and grey wash, feigned oval, 1792
NPG 4316
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 4 June 1788
NPG D13065
'The coming-on of the monsoons; - or - the retreat from Seringapatam'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 December 1791
NPG D13008
by and published by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 November 1792
NPG D13079
by Robert Laurie
mezzotint, published 1792
NPG D20141
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by John Jones, after Daniel Gardner
mezzotint, 1793
NPG D34143
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by Benjamin Smith, published by John Boydell, after John Singleton Copley
stipple engraving, published 1798
NPG D19717
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by James Ward, published by Antonio Cesare Poggi, after Sir William Beechey
mezzotint, published 1799
NPG D34146
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by Samuel Freeman, published by Fisher Son & Co, after John Singleton Copley
stipple engraving, published 1831
NPG D15317
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by Sir George Scharf, after William Holl Jr, after John Hoppner
pen and ink, 1858 or after
NPG D16797
The British Surrendering their Arms to Gen. Washington, 1781
by James Stephenson, after J.F. Renault
line and stipple engraving, circa 1860
NPG D2212
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1874
NPG D34144
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by G. Gabrielli
stipple engraving, 1875
NPG D34145
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by and published by George Dawe, after John Bacon the Younger
mezzotint, published 30 May 1803
NPG D49742
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