George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
(1800-1870), Diplomat and politician; Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 16 portraits
Villiers spent the first ten years of his career as a Commissioner of Customs. At the young age of thirty-three he was appointed Minister to Spain, a role he held from 1833 until 1839. His time in Spain was considered by many to be the making of Villiers. He acquired a considerable reputation at home, where Whigs and radicals took a proprietary interest in Spanish liberalism. Soon fluent in Spanish, he was also a popular figure in the society of the Spanish capital. In 1838 Villiers succeeded his uncle as the fourth Earl of Clarendon, and soon after returned to England to receive a seat in the Whig cabinet, as Lord Privy Seal. He went on to serve as Viceroy of Ireland (1847-52) and Foreign Secretary (1852-8).
by Sir John Gilbert
pencil, pen and ink and wash, 1855
NPG 1125
Engraving after 'The Coalition Ministry, 1854'
by William Walker, after Sir John Gilbert
engraving, 1857
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by Lowes Cato Dickinson
oil on canvas, 1869-1874
NPG 5116
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by Carlo Pellegrini
pencil and watercolour, 1869
NPG 6748
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17760
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by Mayer & Pierson
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x29291
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
probably by John Watkins
albumen print, 1860s
NPG Ax21840
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by William Walker & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862-1866
NPG Ax10075
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by William Walker & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862-1866
NPG x6078
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, published 1865
NPG Ax15868
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by William Walker, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1847
NPG D33271
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by William Walker, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1847
NPG D33272
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant
stipple engraving, published 1850
NPG D33273
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by William Holl Jr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, 1863 or after
NPG D20659
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 24 April 1869
NPG D43376
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax38763
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