Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford
(1779-1826), JudgeRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 9 portraits
Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford, was called to the Bar in 1812 and practised law on the Western Circuit. He rose rapidly, and in 1817, he became Solicitor General. Gifford entered Parliament later that year, and was appointed Attorney General two years later. In 1821, he addressed the House of Lords in support of the Bill of Pains and Penalties that was brought against Queen Caroline. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Gifford in 1824 and was made Lord Chief Justice of the court of Common Pleas. It was expected that he would become the next Lord Chancellor, but he died from cholera at the age of forty-seven.
The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
NPG 999
Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford
by Sir George Hayter
pen and ink and wash, 1820
NPG 1695(e)
Group including 1st Baron Gifford, Lushington, Baron Lyndhurst, di Spineto and 1st Baron Truro
by Sir George Hayter
pen and ink and wash, 1820
NPG 1695(i)
The Milan Garland or Revels round the Vice Post
by Charles Williams, published by John Johnston
hand-coloured etching, published July 1820
NPG D46028
Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford
by Thomas Wright, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1821
NPG D2762
Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford
by Thomas Wright, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1821
NPG D2763
Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford
by Thomas Wright, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1821
NPG D2764
Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford
by Thomas Wright, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1821
NPG D2765
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