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Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury

(1801-1893), Courtier and Whig politician, Treasurer of the Household

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 10 portraits
Robert Grosvenor was the son of the 1st Marquess of Westminster, also Robert Grosvenor, and his wife, Eleanor. He entered the House of Commons as a Whig MP in 1822, where he remained until becoming Baron Ebury in 1857. Grosvenor served as Comptroller of the Household, was admitted to the Privy Council and was appointed Treasurer of the Household. His most controversial measure was his Sunday Trading Bill, introduced in 1855, forbidding most shops in London to open on Sundays. Apart from his political career, he was an active campaigner for Protestantism in the Church of England, and was the founder and president of the Society for the Revision of the Prayer-Book.

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The House of Commons, 1833, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 54

The House of Commons, 1833

by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1833-1843
On display in Room 12 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 54

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, by Thomas McLean & Co - NPG x137625

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury

by Thomas McLean & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864-1868
NPG x137625

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG Ax7428

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865-1870
NPG Ax7428

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after  Joseph Slater - NPG D20632

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury

by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Joseph Slater
stipple engraving, 1831 or after
NPG D20632

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after  George Richmond - NPG D36066

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury

by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, (1837)
NPG D36066

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after  George Richmond - NPG D20639

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury

by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, (1837)
NPG D20639

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury, by Daniel John Pound, after  John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG D47454

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury

by Daniel John Pound, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
line engraving, circa 1860
NPG D47454

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury ('Statesmen, No. 82.'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43479

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury ('Statesmen, No. 82.')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 15 April 1871
NPG D43479

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