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John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

(1766-1839), Landowner; Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 26 portraits
A Whig MP from 1788 to 1802, Russell was an advocate for parliamentary reform. He succeeded to the dukedom on the death of his elder brother, Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford. Disillusioned by the war with France and the collapse of radical hopes, he resigned from politics in 1807. Thereafter, Russell devoted himself to the improvement of his properties, forming a notable art collection at Woburn Abbey and developing an interest in horticulture and botany. He was a leading agricultural improver; he rebuilt Covent Garden market (1830) and became a vice-president of the newly founded (Royal) Agricultural Society (1838). He died in Perthshire in 1839.

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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

'Middlesex-election. 1804', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13108

'Middlesex-election. 1804'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 7 August 1804
NPG D13108

'End of the Irish farce of Catholic Emancipation', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13110

'End of the Irish farce of Catholic Emancipation'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 17 May 1805
NPG D13110

Hungry Rats in an Empty Barn, by Charles Williams, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D47472

Hungry Rats in an Empty Barn

by Charles Williams, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published March 1806
NPG D47472

'Making-decent; - i.e. - Broad-Bottomites getting into the grand costume', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12860

'Making-decent; - i.e. - Broad-Bottomites getting into the grand costume'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 February 1806
NPG D12860

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, by and published by George Garrard - NPG D19382

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

by and published by George Garrard
etching, published 31 May 1806
NPG D19382

'Phaeton alarm'd!', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D13115

'Phaeton alarm'd!'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 22 March 1808
NPG D13115

'An old English-gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12922

'An old English-gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1809
NPG D12922

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, by Henry Bone, after  Sir George Hayter - NPG D17352

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

by Henry Bone, after Sir George Hayter
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, October 1819 (exhibited 1819)
NPG D17352

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford, after Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D18701

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (circa 1821)
NPG D18701

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