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Richard Cobden

(1804-1865), Politician; MP for several constituencies, manufacturer and free trade campaigner

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 50 portraits
Radical statesman and advocate of free-trade; worked as a clerk and commercial traveller before establishing a successful calico printing business in 1828. Helped found Anti-Corn Law League in 1838, and campaigned tirelessly for the repeal of the Corn Laws; closely associated with John Bright in his free trade principles and in his unpopular opposition to the Crimean War.

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Richard Cobden, replica by Giuseppe Fagnani - NPG 201

Richard Cobden

replica by Giuseppe Fagnani
oil on canvas, 1865, based on a work of 1860-1861
NPG 201

Richard Cobden, by Thomas Woolner - NPG 219

Richard Cobden

by Thomas Woolner
marble bust, 1866
On display in Room 21 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 219

Richard Cobden with a small child, by James Russell & Sons - NPG Ax68140

Richard Cobden with a small child

by James Russell & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s-1860s
NPG Ax68140

Richard Cobden, by Eastham & Bassano - NPG x134937

Richard Cobden

by Eastham & Bassano
salt print, 1859-1860
NPG x134937

Richard Cobden, by Maujean - NPG Ax39795

Richard Cobden

by Maujean
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG Ax39795

Richard Cobden, by W. & D. Downey - NPG Ax68138

Richard Cobden

by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax68138

Richard Cobden, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax68139

Richard Cobden

by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax68139

Richard Cobden, by Maujean - NPG x38990

Richard Cobden

by Maujean
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG x38990

Richard Cobden, by Maujean - NPG x6189

Richard Cobden

by Maujean
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG x6189

Richard Cobden, by Unknown photographer - NPG x8010

Richard Cobden

by Unknown photographer
carbon print, circa early 1860s
NPG x8010

Richard Cobden, by Maujean - NPG x196971

Richard Cobden

by Maujean
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG x196971

Richard Cobden, by Maujean - NPG Ax16230

Richard Cobden

by Maujean
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG Ax16230

Richard Cobden, by C.A. Duval & Co (Charles Allen Du Val) - NPG x6190

Richard Cobden

by C.A. Duval & Co (Charles Allen Du Val)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG x6190

Richard Cobden, by C.A. Duval & Co (Charles Allen Du Val) - NPG Ax16232

Richard Cobden

by C.A. Duval & Co (Charles Allen Du Val)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG Ax16232

Richard Cobden, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x127422

Richard Cobden

by Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print on cream card mount, 1863
NPG x127422

Richard Cobden, by W. & D. Downey - NPG Ax17735

Richard Cobden

by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1863
NPG Ax17735

Richard Cobden, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax18387

Richard Cobden

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax18387

Richard Cobden, by W. & D. Downey - NPG Ax7342

Richard Cobden

by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, circa 1863
NPG Ax7342

Richard Cobden, by W. & D. Downey - NPG Ax46268

Richard Cobden

by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1863
NPG Ax46268

Richard Cobden, by Adolphe Paul Auguste Beau - NPG Ax9906

Richard Cobden

by Adolphe Paul Auguste Beau
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax9906

Richard Cobden, by W. & D. Downey - NPG x6187

Richard Cobden

by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1863
NPG x6187

Richard Cobden, by Adolphe Paul Auguste Beau - NPG x76453

Richard Cobden

by Adolphe Paul Auguste Beau
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x76453

Richard Cobden, by Adolphe Paul Auguste Beau - NPG x197088

Richard Cobden

by Adolphe Paul Auguste Beau
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x197088

Richard Cobden, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax16231

Richard Cobden

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG Ax16231

Richard Cobden, by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after  Charles Allen Duval - NPG D33664

Richard Cobden

by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Charles Allen Duval
stipple engraving, published 1843
NPG D33664

Richard Cobden, by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after  Charles Allen Duval - NPG D18092

Richard Cobden

by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Charles Allen Duval
stipple engraving, published 1843
NPG D18092

New Version of John Gilpin after Stothard, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  General Lithographic Establishment, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D46368

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
NPG D46368

Richard Cobden, by Honoré Daumier - NPG D9683

Richard Cobden

by Honoré Daumier
lithograph, published 9 April 1856
NPG D9683

Richard Cobden, by Honoré Daumier - NPG D9684

Richard Cobden

by Honoré Daumier
lithograph, published 23 April 1856
NPG D9684

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