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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

(1779-1848), Prime Minister

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 159 portraits
Melbourne was a Whig MP from 1806, Irish Secretary under Canning and Home Secretary under Lord Grey, 1830-34. After Grey's resignation he was appointed Prime Minister, a position he held twice (1834, 1835-41). He married the poet Lady Caroline Lamb in 1805 but they separated in 1825 following her infamous affair with the Romantic poet Lord Byron. Melbourne advised the young Queen Victoria and she became very devoted to him, to the extent that she was criticised for too partisan an approach to political issues, and rumours of a romantic attachment between them proliferated in the early days of her reign.

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A Select Specimen of Dignified and Cutting Sarcasm, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Alfred Ducôte, after  Thomas McLean - NPG D41205

A Select Specimen of Dignified and Cutting Sarcasm

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Alfred Ducôte, after Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 July 1833
NPG D41205

Narcissus (by particular desire) (William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne; William Howard, 4th Earl of Wicklow), by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41207

Narcissus (by particular desire) (William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne; William Howard, 4th Earl of Wicklow)

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 July 1833
NPG D41207

The Upsetting of the Reform Coach, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41259

The Upsetting of the Reform Coach

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 4 June 1834
NPG D41259

Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41265

Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 14 July 1834
NPG D41265

Blind-Man's-Buff, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41267

Blind-Man's-Buff

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 July 1834
NPG D41267

Receiving the Fatal News!, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41290

Receiving the Fatal News!

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 December 1834
NPG D41290

Unhappy Ghosts Crossing the Styx, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41293

Unhappy Ghosts Crossing the Styx

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 December 1834
NPG D41293

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne ('The Man Wot Carries His Majesty's Letters'), by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41296

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne ('The Man Wot Carries His Majesty's Letters')

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 24 December 1834
NPG D41296

Coalition, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41301

Coalition

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 19 January 1835
NPG D41301

The Hopposition 'Buses!, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41304

The Hopposition 'Buses!

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 28 January 1835
NPG D41304

Cast Off Machiners Selling by Auction, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41306

Cast Off Machiners Selling by Auction

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 12 February 1835
NPG D41306

Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41309

Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 March 1835
NPG D41309

Merry Go Round, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41327

Merry Go Round

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 15 May 1835
NPG D41327

Another Stage in the March of Intellect, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41328

Another Stage in the March of Intellect

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 June 1835
NPG D41328

Mad Dogs alias Sad Dogs, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41334

Mad Dogs alias Sad Dogs

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 June 1835
NPG D41334

The Modern Orpheus, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41335

The Modern Orpheus

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 July 1835
NPG D41335

A Fair Game, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41337

A Fair Game

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 July 1835
NPG D41337

See: Dan to Vaux: all and back again, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41342

See: Dan to Vaux: all and back again

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 August 1835
NPG D41342

A Swinish Multitude, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41349

A Swinish Multitude

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 7 October 1835
NPG D41349

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