Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
(1769-1822), StatesmanRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 56 portraits
Known as 'Lord Castlereagh', Stewart entered Parliament in 1795. He made his mark under Pitt as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1798-1801), crushing the 1798 Rebellion and overseeing the Act of Union (1801), which integrated Ireland and England and abolished the Irish Parliament. Whist Foreign Secretary (1812-22) he was responsible for uniting the powers that overthrew Napoleon, and became the chief architect of the Treaty of Vienna, (1815) playing a key role in redrawing the boundaries of Europe, and promoting diplomacy by conference, whilst maintaining British prestige as a world power. Sensitive and melancholy, Castlereagh had a mental breakdown and committed suicide whilst in office in 1822.
'A Scene in the New Farce as performed at the Royalty Theatre!'
by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 February 1821
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by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published May 1821
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh) ('A View of Londonderry')
by and published by Richard Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 21 July 1821
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh) ('A View of Londonderry')
by and published by Richard Dighton
etching, published 21 July 1821
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh) ('A View of Londonderry')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 21 July 1821
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The Royal Extinguisher, or the King of Brobdingnag & the Lilliputians
by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 7 April 1821
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by and published by John Cochran
stipple engraving, published 27 August 1822
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1822
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by Unknown artist
hand-coloured etching, 1822 or after
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by or after Richard Dighton
coloured etching, 1822 or after
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by William Bond, by William Bennett, after James Stephanoff
hand-coloured aquatint, published 1824
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published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1830
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by John Richardson Jackson, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1843
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by John Richardson Jackson, published by Graves & Warmsley, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1843
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 1854 (1794)
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Unknown artist
brush and ink
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