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Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden

(1714-1794), Lord Chancellor

Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry

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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.

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Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, by Thomas Cook, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D23053

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 - NPG D1200

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 - NPG D21280

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 - NPG D32548

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 - NPG D32551

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 - NPG D32552

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 - NPG D32553

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 - NPG D32554

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 - NPG D32555

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 - NPG D1197

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 - NPG D1198

Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden

by John Gottfried Haid, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1766
NPG D1198

Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, by Robert Stewart, after  Unknown artist - NPG D1199

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 - NPG D12408

'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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