Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough (1760-1838), Paymaster General and connoisseur
Sitter in 10 portraits
Charles Long was a Tory statesman. The personal friend of Pitt, he held various offices from 1806 until 1826, when he was created a peer. In retirement he devoted himself to the arts, acquiring a considerable collection of pictures and sculpture. Long was an acknowledged connoisseur and a friend of George IV whose taste he influenced in the decoration of the royal palaces. He was a trustee of the National Gallery and the British Museum.
by Karl Anton Hickel
oil on canvas, 1793-1795
On display at Palace of Westminster, London
NPG 745
Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough
by Henry Edridge
pencil and wash, 1805
NPG 4046
Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1819
NPG 316a(79)
Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1819
NPG 316a(80)
The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 999
Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
marble bust, 1820
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 2090
Study for 'Patrons and Lovers of Art'
by Pieter Christoffel Wonder
oil on canvas, circa 1826
NPG 793
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 17 December 1795
NPG D12551
storming Heaven; - with, the gods alarmed for their everlasting-abodes'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 1 May 1804
NPG D13106
Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough
by Charles Picart, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after Henry Edridge
stipple engraving, published 11 January 1810
NPG D36655
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