William Cobbett
(1763-1835), Journalist, agriculturalist and politician; MP for OldhamRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 57 portraits
A political journalist and farmer, Cobbett was one of the most influential radicals in the decades before the Reform Act (1832). Initially a Tory supporter, he launched his weekly Political Register (1802-35) with the help of Pitt and Canning. In 1816, the price of the Political Register was drastically reduced to ensure it reached the working classes. In his Rural Rides (1830) Cobbett continued to champion the rural poor. As an advocate of political reform he was frequently controversial though his writing was also nostalgic for a simpler rural past.
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 28 June 1832
NPG D41144
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 June 1832
NPG D41145
'You May Know a Man by the Company he Keeps'
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 14 February 1833
NPG D41176
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 28 March 1833
NPG D41187
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 7 May 1833
NPG D41194
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 18 May 1833
NPG D41197
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Alfred Ducôte, after Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 28 August 1833
NPG D41219
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 March 1834
NPG D41240
published by James Fraser, after Daniel Maclise
lithograph, published 1835
NPG D34568
Original Design for a King's Arms (William Cobbett; Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Bt)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 17 February 1835
NPG D41308
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 March 1835
NPG D41311
by Daniel Maclise
etching, published 1835
NPG D4939
by Daniel Maclise, published by James Fraser
lithograph, published 1835
NPG D16096
by Unknown artist
stipple engraving, September 1838
NPG D20841
'The Birth Place of William Cobbett...' (William Cobbett)
after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably 1840s
NPG D7615
by F. Croall, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1840s-1850s
NPG D7609
by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by Colnaghi & Co, after John Raphael Smith
stipple engraving, published 15 December 1801
NPG D20425
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