Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
(1812-1862), Governor-General and first viceroy of IndiaEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 12 portraits
Statesman; son of George Canning; appointed Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs by Peel, 1841; became Governor-General of India, 1856, maintaining a firm position during the Indian Mutiny and the transfer of power from the East India Company to the Crown; became first Viceroy, 1858.
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
by Richard Beard Studio
ninth plate daguerreotype, 1840s
On display in Room 20 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P119
The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846
by John Partridge
oil on canvas, circa 1846-1853
NPG 342
'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by John Partridge
oil on paper, circa 1846
NPG 343a
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
by George Richmond
chalk, 1851
NPG 1057
Key to 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by Sir George Scharf
pen and ink and wash, 1872
NPG 343c
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1866 (1855)
NPG x5617
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1866 (1855)
NPG Ax5083
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
by Henry Hering
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1850s-early 1860s
NPG x25261
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
by William Holl Jr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, (1851)
NPG D20651
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
by Daniel John Pound, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
line and stipple engraving, circa 1856-1859 (1855)
NPG D42313
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1866 (1855)
NPG x5619
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG x5618
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