John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough
(1781-1847), Politician; MP for several constituenciesRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 37 portraits
Ponsonby entered Parliament as Baron Duncannon in 1834. He served in several senior government posts including Home Secretary and Lord Privy Seal. He was also briefly Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under Lord John Russell. The Ponsonby family formed an integral part of the Whig political and social network and Duncannon was related to many of the leading figures who supported the Whig cause.
John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and wash, circa 1835
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The Sleeping Beauty or Tellers Catching a Stray Vote
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 August 1833
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Seconding a Motion or the Party of the Movement
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 August 1833
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 July 1834
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 September 1834
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 December 1834
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Unhappy Ghosts Crossing the Styx
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 December 1834
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 15 May 1835
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A Family Group, framed, glazed and ready to be hung up at Brookes's
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 June 1835
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 July 1835
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 July 1835
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 7 October 1835
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 30 January 1836
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 April 1836
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 June 1836
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 October 1836
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Don Carlos and the In-quiz-ition in London
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 February 1837
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 17 June 1837
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 February 1838
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Related People
- Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (father)
- Henrietta Frances ('Harriet') Ponsonby (née Spencer), Countess of Bessborough (mother)
- John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough (son)
- Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby, 6th Earl of Bessborough (son)
- William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley (brother)
- Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire (aunt)
- Hon. Frances Anna Georgiana Kinnaird (née Ponsonby) (niece)
- Lady Caroline Lamb (sister)
- Sir Frederic Cavendish Ponsonby (brother)
- Frederick John Ponsonby (nephew)
- Hon. Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby (son)
- Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby (nephew)
- Sir Spencer Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane (né Ponsonby) (son)
- John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (grandfather)
- (Margaret) Georgiana Spencer (née Poyntz), Countess Spencer (grandmother)
- George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (uncle)
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