Edmund Burke (1729 or 1730-1797), Statesman
Sitter associated with 103 portraits
Burke was one of the eighteenth century's leading statesmen, political thinkers and writers. His impact on the Regency age centres on his Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), a major work opposing the French Revolution which laid the foundations of modern British conservatism. Originally a Whig, he showed liberal support for the North American colonies and Catholic emancipation. Despite his early reputation as a reformer, Burke's Reflections expressed fears that revolutionary ideals would violently destroy essential British traditions and institutions. These views led him to break with the Whigs and side with the Tories, for whom he became a figurehead.
studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1769 or later
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
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after James Barry
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, 1774
On display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Karl Anton Hickel
oil on canvas, 1793-1795
On display at Palace of Westminster, London
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by James Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1770
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by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 17 July 1782
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by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 6 April 1782
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'Crumbs of comfort' (Charles James Fox; Edmund Burke)
by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, circa August 1782
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 April 1782
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'Britania's assassination. Or the Repulicans amusement'
by James Gillray, published by Elizabeth d'Achery
hand-coloured etching, published 10 May 1782
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Edmund Burke ('Cincinnatus in retirement')
by James Gillray, published by Elizabeth d'Achery
hand-coloured etching, published 23 August 1782
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by James Gillray, published by William Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published circa June 1782
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'Evacuation before resignation'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 May 1782
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by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 17 July 1782
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'Carlo Khan's triumphal entry into Leadenhall Street'
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 5 December 1783
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'Razor's levée, or ye heads of a new Whig ad...........n on a broad bottom'
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 21 April 1783
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'Neithe[r] war nor peace!' (Charles James Fox; Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford; Edmund Burke)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 9 March 1783
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'Coalition dance' (Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford; Charles James Fox; Edmund Burke)
by James Gillray, published by William Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 April 1783
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'A block for the wigs - or, the new state whirligig'
by James Gillray, published by William Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 May 1783
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by John Boyne, published by Edward Hedges
etching, published 22 December 1783
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