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John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon

(1751-1838), Lord Chancellor

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 142 portraits
A prominent political figure, John Scott was considered the greatest lawyer of his time. He developed trademark law by issuing numerous injunctions against merchants who sold goods bearing the name of other traders and also consolidated equity into a working body of legal principles. Scott was called to the Bar in 1776 and entered the House of Commons in 1783. As Attorney General from 1793 to 1799 he conducted the notorious prosecutions for high treason against political dissenters and sympathisers with French republicanism. In 1799 he became Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and was created Baron Eldon. He was Lord Chancellor from 1801 to 1827, under five different Prime Ministers.

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Political Harmonics, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40958

Political Harmonics

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 September 1829
NPG D40958

Consolation, or Otium cum dignitate (John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon), by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40968

Consolation, or Otium cum dignitate (John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon)

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 7 October 1829
NPG D40968

Le Mort, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40975

Le Mort

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 August 1829
NPG D40975

View on the Windsor Road, published by John Field - NPG D46063

View on the Windsor Road

published by John Field
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
NPG D46063

'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union', by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48724

'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union'

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48724

'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union', by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48725

'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union'

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48725

'Don't You Remember the 5th of November', by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48726

'Don't You Remember the 5th of November'

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48726

'The Faithful Shepherd; or, the Sheep and the Wolves', possibly by John Phillips, published by  George Humphrey - NPG D48734

'The Faithful Shepherd; or, the Sheep and the Wolves'

possibly by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published circa March 1829
NPG D48734

'Funeral of the Constitution', possibly by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48735

'Funeral of the Constitution'

possibly by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published March 1829
NPG D48735

'March 1829', printed by Jardine, published by  John Chappell - NPG D48737

'March 1829'

printed by Jardine, published by John Chappell
hand-coloured lithograph, published March 1829
NPG D48737

'An Attempt to Choke John Bull with Irish-Made Dishes.', by Thomas Howell Jones, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D48739

'An Attempt to Choke John Bull with Irish-Made Dishes.'

by Thomas Howell Jones, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published March 1829
NPG D48739

'The Mountain in Labour - or, Much ado about nothing', published by Thomas McLean - NPG D48742

'The Mountain in Labour - or, Much ado about nothing'

published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 2 March 1829
NPG D48742

'Paddy Arthur's Night Charge', published by John Field - NPG D48745

'Paddy Arthur's Night Charge'

published by John Field
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
NPG D48745

The Catholic Sovereign, Safety Coach a new Start from the Castle Windsor - A regular Out and Outer, by Thomas Howell Jones, after  Samuel William Fores - NPG D48746

The Catholic Sovereign, Safety Coach a new Start from the Castle Windsor - A regular Out and Outer

by Thomas Howell Jones, after Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
NPG D48746

The Catholic Sovereign, Safety Coach a new Start from the Castle Windsor - A regular Out and Outer, by Thomas Howell Jones, after  Samuel William Fores - NPG D48747

The Catholic Sovereign, Safety Coach a new Start from the Castle Windsor - A regular Out and Outer

by Thomas Howell Jones, after Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
NPG D48747

The Extinguisher, or putting out the Great Law-Luminary, by Thomas Howell Jones, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D48754

The Extinguisher, or putting out the Great Law-Luminary

by Thomas Howell Jones, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
NPG D48754

A Long Pull, A Stong [Strong] Pull and a Pull Altogether!!!, probably by Henry Heath, after  Gabriel Shire Tregear - NPG D48757

A Long Pull, A Stong [Strong] Pull and a Pull Altogether!!!

probably by Henry Heath, after Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published April 1829
NPG D48757

A Political Menagerie. Rare Favourite Birds, probably by John Phillips, published by  George Humphrey - NPG D48758

A Political Menagerie. Rare Favourite Birds

probably by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 April 1829
NPG D48758

Rats in the Barn, or John Bulls Famous Old Dog Billy Astonishing the Varment, by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48765

Rats in the Barn, or John Bulls Famous Old Dog Billy Astonishing the Varment

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa March 1829
NPG D48765

The New Protestant Sovereign Safety Coach, by Thomas Howell Jones, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D48771

The New Protestant Sovereign Safety Coach

by Thomas Howell Jones, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa June 1829
NPG D48771

The Old White Lion, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48783

The Old White Lion

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 7 July 1829
NPG D48783

Hint Dropping, or Sapping & Mining, by Robert Seymour, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48785

Hint Dropping, or Sapping & Mining

by Robert Seymour, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 3 August 1829
NPG D48785

John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean, after  Henry Heath - NPG D48878

John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean, after Henry Heath
hand-coloured etching, published 29 June 1829
NPG D48878

Damon and Pythias (John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon; Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover), by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40942

Damon and Pythias (John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon; Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover)

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 2 August 1830
NPG D40942

Bombardment Extraordinary, or Achilles versus Punch, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40974

Bombardment Extraordinary, or Achilles versus Punch

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 20 January 1830
NPG D40974

New Police Activity, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40980

New Police Activity

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 February 1830
NPG D40980

A Pair of Very Riotous Fellows alias Radicals of the New School, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40991

A Pair of Very Riotous Fellows alias Radicals of the New School

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, circa March 1830
NPG D40991

Unholy Alliance or an Ominous Conjunction, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41011

Unholy Alliance or an Ominous Conjunction

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 July 1830
NPG D41011

The Noddle Bazaar, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41017

The Noddle Bazaar

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 September 1830
NPG D41017

An Unsuccessful Appeal, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41019

An Unsuccessful Appeal

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 25 September 1830
NPG D41019

Guy Fawkes or The Anniversary of the Popish Plot, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41023

Guy Fawkes or The Anniversary of the Popish Plot

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 November 1830
NPG D41023

Evidently Not Content, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41032

Evidently Not Content

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 7 December 1830
NPG D41032

Whig Retrenchment, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41037

Whig Retrenchment

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 31 December 1830
NPG D41037

New Police Activity, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48804

New Police Activity

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 February 1830
NPG D48804

Hokie Pokie Wankie Fum - The King of the Cannibal Islands, by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48826

Hokie Pokie Wankie Fum - The King of the Cannibal Islands

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 22 July 1830
NPG D48826

The Last of the Boroughbridges, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41047

The Last of the Boroughbridges

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 7 March 1831
NPG D41047

John Bull trying on his

John Bull trying on his "bra" new Grey "Breeks"

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 March 1831
NPG D41051

Leap Frog Down Constitution Hill, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41055

Leap Frog Down Constitution Hill

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 April 1831
NPG D41055

Anticipated Radical Meeting, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41056

Anticipated Radical Meeting

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 20 April 1831
NPG D41056

May Day, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41060

May Day

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 4 May 1831
NPG D41060

John Gilpin!!!, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41063

John Gilpin!!!

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 May 1831
NPG D41063

A Grateful Specimen of The Retort Courteous, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41083

A Grateful Specimen of The Retort Courteous

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 12 August 1831
NPG D41083

'The Gift of Tongues', by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41103

'The Gift of Tongues'

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 November 1831
NPG D41103

O Yes! O Yes! O Yes!, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41104

O Yes! O Yes! O Yes!

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 December 1831
NPG D41104

Rebellion in the School of Reform, published by John Fairburn - NPG D46059

Rebellion in the School of Reform

published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 21 March 1831
NPG D46059

The Cumberland Fishwoman from the Borough Market, published by John Fairburn - NPG D46061

The Cumberland Fishwoman from the Borough Market

published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 20 July 1831
NPG D46061

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