Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh) (1769-1822), Statesman
Sitter associated with 41 portraits
Usually known by his courtesy title 'Lord Castlereagh', Stewart entered Parliament in 1795. He first made his mark under Pitt as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1798-1801) when he crushed the Irish uprising and oversaw the Act of Union (1801). While Foreign Secretary (1812-22) he was responsible for uniting the powers that overthrew Napoleonand became the chief architect of the Treaty of Vienna, 1815. He played a key role in redrawing the boundaries of Europe and promoting diplomacy by conference whilst maintaining British prestige as a world power. Sensitive and melacholy, he committed suicide while in office.
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by George Dance
pencil, 1794
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1809-1810
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
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The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1820
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1820
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
marble bust, 1822
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
possibly by David Morison
wax relief, 1822
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'Posting to the election, - a scene on the road to Brentford, Novr 1806'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 December 1806
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'Political mathematician's, shaking the Broad Bottom'd hemispheres'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 9 January 1807
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 23 February 1807
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'Charon's boat - or - the ghost's of "All the Talents" taking their last voyage'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 16 July 1807
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'British tars, towing the Danish fleet into harbour'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 October 1807
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'Delicious dreams! - Castles in the air! - Glorious prospects!'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 10 April 1808
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'Broad-bottom drones storming the hive - wasps, hornets & bumble bees, joining in the attack'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1808
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 22 March 1808
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'Disciples catching the mantle: - the spirit of darkness overshadowing the priests of Baal'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 June 1808
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 22 February 1809
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'Overthrow of the Republican-Babel'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 May 1809
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'An old English-gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1809
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Henry Meyer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1814
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Henry Meyer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1814
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 21 April 1814
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by Robert Hicks, published by Nuttall, Fisher & Dixon, after William Marshall Craig
stipple and line engraving, published April 1818
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published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published May 1820
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How to get Un-married, - Ay, there's the Rub!
by J.L. Marks
coloured etching, published 1820
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The Time Piece! & Cunning Jack o' both sides
possibly by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published June 1820
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
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)
by and published by Richard Dighton
etching, published 21 July 1821
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
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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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 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 and published by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 20 September 1814 (1809-1810)
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Georg Siegmund Facius, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Joseph Nollekens
stipple engraving, published 17 December 1814
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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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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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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Unknown artist
brush and ink
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