Edmund Burke
(1729-1797), Statesman; orator; authorMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 107 portraits
Burke was one of the eighteenth century's leading statesmen, political thinkers and writers. His impact on the Regency age centres on his Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), a major work opposing the French Revolution which laid the foundations of modern British conservatism. Originally a Whig, he showed liberal support for the North American colonies and Catholic emancipation. Despite his early reputation as a reformer, Burke's Reflections expressed fears that revolutionary ideals would violently destroy essential British traditions and institutions. These views led him to break with the Whigs and side with the Tories, for whom he became a figurehead.
'Blood and co., setting fire to the tower, and stealing the crown'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 26 July 1788
NPG D12387
'Harry Jenkins, the masculine and feminine bellows mender'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 29 July 1788
NPG D12388
'Impeachment ticket. For the trial of W-rr-n H-st-ngs Esqr'
by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, circa February 1788
NPG D12943
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published July 1788
NPG D12998
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 4 June 1788
NPG D13065
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 18 February 1789
NPG D12251
'The Regency twelfth cake not cut up'
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 19 February 1789
NPG D12252
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 11 March 1789
NPG D12253
by Thomas Rowlandson, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 30 January 1789
NPG D12397
by James Gillray, published by James Aitken
hand-coloured etching, published 8 May 1789
NPG D12399
'The funeral procession of Miss Regency'
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 29 April 1789
NPG D13053
by John Jones, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 1790
NPG D32419
by John Jones, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 1790
NPG D11081
'Smelling out a rat; - or - the atheistical-revolutionist disturbed in his midnight 'calculations''
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 3 December 1790
NPG D12411
The Wrangling Friends or Opposition in Disorder
possibly by Isaac Cruikshank, published by John Nixon, possibly after Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 10 May 1791
NPG D48866
'The impeachment, - or - 'the father of the gang, turnd Kings evidence''
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published May 1791
NPG D12419
'A uniform whig' (King George III; Edmund Burke)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 November 1791
NPG D12431
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 May 1791
NPG D13072
by James Hardy, published by I. Eginton, published by J.F. Tomkins, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published March 1791 (1774)
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by Unknown artist
hand-coloured etching, May 1792
NPG D42235
'The dagger scene; - or - the plot discover'd'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 30 December 1792
NPG D12467
Edmund Burke ('The chancellor of the inquisition marking the incorrigibles')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 19 March 1793
NPG D12473
'The last scene of the managers farce'
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 8 May 1795
NPG D12249
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 June 1795
NPG D12527
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 4 June 1795
NPG D12528
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 17 December 1795
NPG D12551
'Promis'd horrors of the French invasion, - or - forcible reasons for negotiating a regicide peace'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 October 1796
NPG D12579
![The Budget or John Bull Frightned [Frightened] out of his wits, by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores - NPG D47470](https://collectionimages.npg.org.uk/std/mw283895/The-Budget-or-John-Bull-Frightned-Frightened-out-of-his-wits.jpg)
The Budget or John Bull Frightned [Frightened] out of his wits
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 20 November 1796
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Edmund Burke ('Thought on a regicide peace')
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 14 October 1796
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'Pity the sorrows of a poor old man'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 February 1796
NPG D12558
'Opening of the budget; - or - John Bull giving his breeches to save his bacon'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 17 November 1796
NPG D12583
'Begging no robbery; - ie - voluntary contribution; - or - John Bull escaping a forced loan'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 10 December 1796
NPG D12588
by Henry Kingsbury, published by Lee & Hunst
mezzotint, published 30 April 1798
NPG D921
by Henry Kingsbury, published by Lee & Hunst
mezzotint, published 30 April 1798
NPG D922
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 13 December 1798
NPG D13258
by John Chapman, published by John Wilkes
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 13 December 1798
NPG D14203
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, early 19th century
NPG D32421
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, early 19th century
NPG D32422
by William Holl Sr, or by William Holl Jr, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D1148
by Charles Williams, after Elizabeth Walker
hand-coloured etching, published 23 February 1808
NPG D47474
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1820
NPG D920
by John Henry Robinson, published by Fisher Son & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1847 (1774)
NPG D32423
'A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's'
by D. George Thompson, published by Owen Bailey, after James William Edmund Doyle
stipple and line engraving, published 1 October 1851
NPG D14518
by James Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D12231
by James Watson, published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1 May 1771
NPG D20364
by and published by Charles Knight, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 20 March 1781
NPG D19984
'A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's'
by D. George Thompson, published by William Walker, and Owen Bailey, after James William Edmund Doyle
stipple and line engraving, published 1 July 1848
NPG D49811
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