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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878), Prime Minister and writer

Sitter associated with 223 portraits
As a Member of Parliament for the Whig party from 1813, Lord John Russell's efforts to reform Parliament contributed to the introduction of the Reform Act in 1832. Prime Minister 1846-52 and 1865-6 and Foreign Secretary 1859-65, he exemplified the Whig doctrines of civil rights, toleration of dissent and respect for education.

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D41570

Apollo and the Tuneful Nine

by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 May 1840
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D41578

Tam O'Shanter (Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby; John Russell, 1st Earl Russell; Daniel O'Connell)

by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 July 1840
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D41580

New Game of Snap-Apple

by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 July 1840
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D41581

Chess

by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 August 1840
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D41584

Breaking up for the Vacation

by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 August 1840
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D41587

Vacation Amusements. (No.3.) Cricket. (A Long Innings).

by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 October 1840
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D41589

Vacation Amusements. No.5. Angling.

by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 October 1840
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D41603

Stothard's admired picture of "The Procession of the Flitch of Bacon". Somewhat Metamorphosed!

by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, after Thomas Stothard
lithograph, published 11 February 1841
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D41604

Start for the Great Westminster Trial Stakes!

by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 11 February 1841
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D41605

Nicholas Nickleby's Introduction to Squeers!

by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 25 February 1841
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D41608

Cicero in Catilinam

by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 22 March 1841
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D41610

Scene from the Beggar's Opera (John Russell, 1st Earl Russell; Thomas Slingsby Duncombe; Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt)

by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 14 April 1841
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D41612

An Agricultural Subject

by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 5 May 1841
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D41613

Vingt-Un Versus Fives!

by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 5 May 1841
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D41617

The Corn Doctors

by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 15 May 1841
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D41618

Steering between Scylla and Charybdis

by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 19 May 1841
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D39925

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

by Émile Desmaisons, printed by Lemercier Bernard et Cie, published by A.H. & C.E. Baily
lithograph, 20 May 1842
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D16095

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

by D.J. Pound, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
line engraving, circa 1842-1877
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D39927

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

by Samuel Bellin, printed by Brooker & Harrison, published by George Routledge, after Thomas Heathfield Carrick
mezzotint, published 15 August 1844
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D39928

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

after Thomas Heathfield Carrick
mezzotint, circa 1844
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