Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
(1714-1794), Lord ChancellorMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 30 portraits
Charles Pratt was a leading proponent of civil liberties in eighteenth-century England. He was trained in the law, and by 1757 had become Attorney General. He entered Parliament as an MP the following year, but resigned in 1762 when he was made Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas. In 1763, Pratt was involved in the case of John Wilkes, who was prosecuted for libel. The case raised the question of the legality of general warrants for the search of houses, and Pratt became hugely popular by pronouncing such warrants illegal. He re-entered Parliament on being created Baron Camden in 1765, and was appointed Lord Chancellor a year later.
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1765-1766
NPG 459
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
oil on canvas, 1767-1769
NPG 336
The Death of the Earl of Chatham
by John Singleton Copley
oil on canvas, 1779-1781
NPG L146
probably Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Unknown artist
stipple engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D32546
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1744 or after
NPG D32547
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by John Faber Jr, after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, 1761
NPG D1196
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Thomas Cook, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, (1764-1765)
NPG D23053
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by John Faber Jr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1760s-1780s
NPG D1200
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Simon François Ravenet, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1766
NPG D21280
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after William Hoare
mezzotint, published 1766
NPG D32548
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by John Gottfried Haid, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1766
NPG D32551
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by James Basire, published by John Boydell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, 1766
NPG D32552
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Simon François Ravenet, published by John Boydell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1766
NPG D32553
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Simon François Ravenet, published by John Boydell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1766
NPG D32554
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Simon François Ravenet, published by John Boydell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1766
NPG D32555
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by John Gottfried Haid, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1766
NPG D1197
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by John Gottfried Haid, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1766
NPG D1198
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D1201
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by Robert Stewart, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1779
NPG D1199
'John-Bull, baited by the dogs of excise'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 9 April 1790
NPG D12408
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