William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), Prime Minister and writer
Sitter associated with 266 portraits
The grand old man of British politics; leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister in four governments from 1868 to 1894; responsible for major reforms in every sphere of national life, and for the development of imperial foreign policy; divided the party on the issue of the Irish Home Rule; stamped his moral authority on the politics of his time; a considerable scholar and author in his own right.
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1833-1843
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 54
by Sir John Gilbert
pencil, pen and ink and wash, 1855
NPG 1125
Engraving after 'The Coalition Ministry, 1854'
by William Walker, after Sir John Gilbert
engraving, 1857
NPG 1125a
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; William Ewart Gladstone
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, late 1850s
NPG P481
by George Frederic Watts
oil on panel, 1859
On display at British Academy, London
NPG 1126
by Lowes Cato Dickinson
oil on canvas, 1869-1874
On display at Palace of Westminster, London
NPG 5116
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 6 February 1869
NPG 1978
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1875-1900
NPG 2309
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1875-1900
NPG 2310
William Ewart Gladstone; Timothy Michael Healy
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil
NPG 2319
by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
oil on canvas, 1879
On display in Room 25 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3637
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3359
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3360
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3361
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3363
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3365
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3575
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3366
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3368
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3373
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3377
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3381
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3382
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3383
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3384
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3385
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3386
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3387
William Ewart Gladstone; Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink
NPG 6251(21)
by Thomas Woolner
bronze bust, 1882
NPG 2167
by Alfred Edward Emslie
oil on canvas, 1884
NPG 3845
The Lobby of the House of Commons, 1886
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
oil on canvas, published in Vanity Fair Christmas Supplement 1886
On display in Room 25 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5256
by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 5 November 1887
NPG 5057
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1887
NPG 2308
Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
by Henry Jamyn Brooks
oil on canvas, 1889
On display in Room 21 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1833
by Alfred Edward Emslie
oil on canvas, 1890
On display in the Dining Room at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 3898
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1890
NPG 2311
William Ewart Gladstone; Charles Arthur Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1890
NPG 2318
by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
platinum print, 25 April 1890
NPG P54
by Sydney Prior Hall
gouache on millboard, circa 1890s
NPG 2227
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1890
NPG 3378
by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
platinum print, 25 April 1890
NPG P146
by Sydney Prior Hall
watercolour, circa 1890s
NPG 2228
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1892
NPG 2324
by Prince Pierre Troubetskoy
oil on millboard, 1893
NPG 2159
by George Roland Halkett
pencil, 1893
NPG 3183
by Philip William ('Phil') May
pen and ink, 1893
NPG 2819
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1893
NPG 3362
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1893
NPG 3364
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1893
NPG 3369
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1893
NPG 3370
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1893
NPG 3371
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1893
NPG 3372
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1893
NPG 3374
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1893
NPG 3375
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Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone (son)
Henry Neville Gladstone, 1st Baron Gladstone of Hawarden (son)
Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne) (wife)
Constance Gertrude Gladstone (granddaughter)
Evelyn Catherine Gladstone (granddaughter)
Helen Gladstone (daughter)
Sir John Gladstone (father)
Stephen Deiniol Gladstone (grandson)
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William Glynne Charles Gladstone (grandson)
William Henry Gladstone (son)
Dorothy Mary Catherine ('Dossie') Parish (née Drew) (granddaughter)
Agnes Wickham (née Gladstone) (daughter)
Lucy C. Wickham (granddaughter)
Margaret Wickham (granddaughter)
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