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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

(1784-1860), Prime Minister

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 57 portraits
Skilful and conciliatory Foreign Secretary from 1841-46, Gordon supported Peel over the repeal of the Corn Laws, forming a coalition ministry of Whigs and Peelites in 1852.

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The House of Commons, 1833, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 54

The House of Commons, 1833

by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1833-1843
On display in Room 12 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 54

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG x14260

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published June 1858
NPG x14260

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG Ax5050

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1 July 1860
NPG Ax5050

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, by Charles Turner, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D5604

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1809
NPG D5604

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, by and published by Charles Turner, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D18761

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

by and published by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1809
NPG D18761

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, by Charles Turner, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D7137

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1828
NPG D7137

The Abstruce Joke.  A Scene off Terceira, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40945

The Abstruce Joke. A Scene off Terceira

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published September 1829
NPG D40945

A Political Riddle, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D40956

A Political Riddle

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 June 1829
NPG D40956

A Political Riddle, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48779

A Political Riddle

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 6 June 1829
NPG D48779

Raw Head and Bloody Bones, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41001

Raw Head and Bloody Bones

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 June 1830
NPG D41001

The Greek Papers, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41005

The Greek Papers

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 30 June 1830
NPG D41005

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