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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.

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William Ewart Gladstone

by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1893
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3379

William Ewart Gladstone

by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1893
NPG 3379

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William Ewart Gladstone

by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1893
NPG 3380

3319

William Ewart Gladstone

by Sir William Blake Richmond
pencil, 1898
NPG 3319

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William Ewart Gladstone

by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1899
NPG 3367

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William Ewart Gladstone

by Alfred William Bennett
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s
NPG Ax8535

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William Ewart Gladstone

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, 3 August 1857
NPG x134783

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Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne); William Ewart Gladstone

by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x5975

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William Ewart Gladstone

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x45468

x4182

William Ewart Gladstone

by Lombardi & Co
albumen cabinet card, mid 1890s (early 1860s)
NPG x4182

x87317

William Ewart Gladstone

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by A. Marion & Co
carbon print on card mount, 1860s
NPG x87317

x5973

William Ewart Gladstone

by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x5973

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Sculptural bust of William Ewart Gladstone

by Elliott & Fry, after Unknown sculptor
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax8536

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William Ewart Gladstone

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 23 July 1861
NPG Ax16391

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William Ewart Gladstone

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 23 July 1861
NPG Ax18250

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William Ewart Gladstone

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by A. Marion & Co
albumen print on publisher's card mount, 23 July 1861
NPG x5888

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William Ewart Gladstone

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 23 July 1861
NPG Ax8532

x5968

William Ewart Gladstone

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 23 July 1861
NPG x5968

x5950

William Ewart Gladstone

by Thomas Richard Williams, for and published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 22 July 1861
NPG x5950

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Gladstone
Related People
Mary Drew (née Gladstone) (daughter)
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)
Stephen Edward Gladstone (son)
Sir Thomas Gladstone, 2nd Bt (brother)
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)
William G. Wickham (grandson)
Category
Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Politics, Government and Diplomacy
Groups
British Prime Ministers
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Place
Merseyside