George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem (1645-1689), Judge and Lord Chancellor
Sitter associated with 14 portraits
The infamous 'Judge Jeffreys' was appointed Lord Chief Justice in 1683. His reputation was founded on the ruthless manner in which he conducted the 'Bloody Assize' in the West Country after Monmouth's rebellion (1685). As a reward James II made him Lord Chancellor. At the Revolution in 1688, he was nearly lynched by a London mob and took refuge in the Tower, where he died of natural causes.
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem
by John Michael Wright
oil on canvas, 1673
On display in Room 8 at the National Portrait Gallery
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George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem
attributed to William Wolfgang Claret
oil on canvas, circa 1678-1680
NPG 56
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem
by Robert White, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, circa 1684
NPG D29878
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem
by Robert White, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, circa 1684
NPG D20325
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem
by Edward Cooper, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D30857
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem
published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D30858
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem
published by Edward Cooper, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1686
NPG D12005
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt, published by William Richardson
line engraving, published 1794
NPG D29882
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem
by William Bond, published by Philip Yorke, after Joseph Allen
stipple engraving, published 1 August 1798
NPG D19694
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem
by Abraham Wivell, published by Thomas Rodd the Elder, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, published 1819
NPG D30920
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem
by Abraham Wivell, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, published 1819
NPG D3166
The Trial of William Russell, Lord Russell 1683
by Sir George Hayter
etching, 1825
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Key to The Trial of William Russell, Lord Russell 1683
after Sir George Hayter
etching, (1825)
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Key to The Trial of William Russell, Lord Russell 1683
after Sir George Hayter
etching, (1825)
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