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Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton

(1773-1848), Financier

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 11 portraits
Alexander Baring was brought up in his father's banking business, and spent from 1795 to 1801 in the United States working on various land deals for the firm. On his father's death in 1810 he became head of the family firm, changing its name to Baring Brothers & Co. Baring was an MP from 1806 until 1835 when he was created Baron Ashburton. Initially he sat as a Whig, however he became progressively more conservative. He was opposed to parliamentary reform and his party's support of it led him to move to the Tory benches.

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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

A Most Extraordinary Rat!, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41136

A Most Extraordinary Rat!

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 May 1832
NPG D41136

A Rural Subject, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41314

A Rural Subject

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 March 1835
NPG D41314

Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton, by Charles Edward Wagstaff, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D7396

Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton

by Charles Edward Wagstaff, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1837
NPG D7396

New Version of John Gilpin after Stothard, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  General Lithographic Establishment, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D46368

New Version of John Gilpin after Stothard

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 2 March 1846
NPG D46368

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