John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), Radical politician and philologist
Sitter associated with 49 portraits
The radical politician Horne Tooke was an ardent campaigner for liberty and parliamentary reform. He helped establish 'The Society for Supporting the Bill of Rights' and was instrumental in organising the distribution of Thomas Paine's The Rights of Man in 1791. In 1794 he was wrongly accused of planning an uprising and imprisoned in the Tower of London. William Godwin's written attack against the charge of high treason was widely read and seen as decisive to Horne Tooke's eventual acquittal. Horne Tooke also achieved widespread acclaim for the Diversions of Purley (1786 and 1805), a major two-volume work of philology, the study of ancient texts and languages.
John Glynn, John Wilkes and John Horne Tooke
after Richard Houston
oil on canvas, (1769)
On display at Palace of Westminster, London
NPG 1944
by Thomas Hardy
oil on canvas, before 1791
On display in Room 18 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
ink and pencil, circa 1810
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by John Raphael Smith
pastel, exhibited 1811
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John Glynn; John Wilkes; John Horne Tooke
by Richard Houston, published by Robert Sayer, published by John Smith of Cheapside
mezzotint, published 1769
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by Anker Smith, after Thomas Hardy
line engraving, published 1791
NPG D6960
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 19 July 1791
NPG D13074
'A Birmingham toast, as given on the 14th of July, by the - Revolution Society'
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 23 July 1791
NPG D13075
by Anker Smith, after Thomas Hardy
line engraving, published 1791
NPG D20219
'Blue and buff charity; - or - the patriarch of the Greek clergy applying for relief'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 June 1793
NPG D13081
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1795
NPG D6961
'The tree of liberty must be planted immediately!'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 February 1797
NPG D12598
'The delegates in council or beggars on horseback'
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 9 June 1797
NPG D15627
'Search-night; - or - state-watchmen mistaking honest-men for conspirators'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 March 1798
NPG D12633
John Horne Tooke ('Président d'Administration Municipale')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured stipple and etching, published 18 April 1798
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John Horne Tooke ('Président d'Administration Municipale')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured stipple and etching, published 18 April 1798
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by James Gillray, published by John Wright
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 1 December 1798
NPG D12669
'Meeting of the monied interest'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 13 December 1798
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by James Gillray, published by John Wright
etching, published 1 August 1798
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by James Gillray, published by John Wright
hand-coloured etching, published 1 August 1798
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by James Gillray, published by John Wright
etching and engraving, published 1 December 1798
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by Thomas Rowlandson, published by James Whittle
hand-coloured etching, published 1 February 1799
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published by C. Dyer, after Henry James Richter
stipple engraving, circa 1800
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and soft-ground etching, published 15 March 1801
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'Preparing for the grand attack, - or - a private rehearsal of "The ci-devant ministry in danger"'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 4 December 1801
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 8 April 1802
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'L'assemblée nationale: - or - grand cooperation meeting at St Ann's Hill'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 June 1804
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 7 August 1804
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 March 1806
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 April 1806
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'Triumphal procession of little-Paul-the taylor upon his new-goose'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 8 November 1806
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 May 1806
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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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'A plumper for Paul! - or - the little taylor done over!'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 13 March 1807
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'Election-candidates; - or - the Republican-goose at the top of the pole'
probably by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1807
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probably by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 25 June 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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Politics, Government and Diplomacy
Scholarship and Research
Groups
Regency rebels, radicals and reformers
Place
London









































