Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton
(1773-1848), FinancierEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 11 portraits
Alexander Baring was brought up in his father's banking business, and spent from 1795 to 1801 in the United States working on various land deals for the firm. On his father's death in 1810 he became head of the family firm, changing its name to Baring Brothers & Co. Baring was an MP from 1806 until 1835 when he was created Baron Ashburton. Initially he sat as a Whig, however he became progressively more conservative. He was opposed to parliamentary reform and his party's support of it led him to move to the Tory benches.
The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846
by John Partridge
oil on canvas, circa 1846-1853
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'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by John Partridge
oil on paper, circa 1846
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Sketch for 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
pencil, circa 1846
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Key to 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by Sir George Scharf
pen and ink and wash, 1872
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Retaliation (Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt; Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton; Joseph Hume)
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 17 November 1830
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 May 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 7 July 1833
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 March 1835
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Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton
by Charles Edward Wagstaff, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1837
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New Version of John Gilpin after Stothard
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 2 March 1846
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Related People
- Elizabeth Dunning (née Baring), Lady Ashburton (aunt)
- (William) Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton (son)
- Alexander Hugh Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton (grandson)
- Charles Thomas Baring (uncle)
- Sir Francis Baring, 1st Bt (father)
- Lady Harriet Baring (née Herring) (mother)
- Henry Bingham Baring (nephew)
- John Baring (uncle)
- Thomas Baring (nephew)
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (nephew)
- Lydia Sophia (née Story), Viscountess Dillon (niece)
- Francis Thornhill Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook (nephew)
- Edward Charles Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke (nephew)
- Charlotte Rosa Shafto (née Baring) (niece)
- Lydia Storey (sister)
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