Henry du Pré Labouchere (1831-1912), Journalist and politician
Sitter in 12 portraits
Educated at Eton and at Cambridge University. He served in the Diplomatic Service from 1854 to 1864 in a number of countries before being dismissed for refusing a posting to Buenos Aires. In 1865 he was elected as a Liberal MP but lost his seat. He spent the next twelve years away from the House of Commons, gaining renown as a journalist, editor and publisher. He returned to parliament in 1880, winning a seat in Northampton which he held for twenty-five years. In 1885 he drafted the Labouchere Amendment, outlawing 'gross indecency', a euphemism for sodomy. This amendment allowed for the prosecution, in 1895, of Oscar Wilde, who was imprisoned for the crime.
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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
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John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn; Henry du Pré Labouchere
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, published in The Graphic 2 March 1889
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by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, circa 1900s-1912
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by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
ink silhouette, circa 1900s-1912
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by Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print on cream card mount, 1887
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by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co.
carbon print on card mount, published May 1890
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by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1887
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