Edmund Burke (1729 or 1730-1797), Statesman
Sitter associated with 103 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.
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 21 May 1787
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'Galante show' (Edmund Burke; Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby)
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 6 May 1788
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by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 6 May 1788
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'The princess's bow alias the Bow Begum'
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 1 May 1788
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Edmund Burke ('The first charge - exit in fumo')
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 14 April 1788
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Edmund Burke ('A reverie of Prince Demetrius Cantemis')
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 26 April 1788
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by James Sayers
etching, published February 1788
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by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
soft-ground etching, published 11 April 1788
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by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 31 March 1788
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 27 April 1788
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1788
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'Galante show' (Edmund Burke; Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby)
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 6 May 1788
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1788
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by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1788
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published July 1788
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by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 19 July 1788
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'Mason, the Duke's confectioner, disposing of the trinkets'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 21 July 1788
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'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
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'Harry Jenkins, the masculine and feminine bellows mender'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 29 July 1788
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