William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (1748-1833), Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland
Sitter in 12 portraits
William Wentworth Fitzwilliam succeeded to the Earldom in 1756 and entered the House of Lords in 1769. He was the nephew of Lord Rockingham, leader of the Old Whig opposition faction in the 1760s and 1770s, and when Rockingham died in 1782, FitzWilliam inherited his estates. This made him one of the wealthiest landowners in the country, and he also took up his uncle's role as a major leader of the Whigs. In the Lords, he was one of the leading supporters of the Fox-North coalition government. He served briefly as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
The Death of the Earl of Chatham
by John Singleton Copley
oil on canvas, 1779-1781
On display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L146
by William Lane
black crayon with red and white heightening on tinted paper, circa 1813
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William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam
by William Owen
oil on canvas, exhibited 1817
On display at Palace of Westminster, London
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William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam
by Joseph Grozer, published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1786
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William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam
by Joseph Grozer, published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 31 March 1786
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 March 1806
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William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, 1820 or after (1785)
NPG D1956
William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam
by Robert Bowyer Parkes, published by Henry Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1865
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William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam
by Joseph Grozer, published by William Austin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1786
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William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam
by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after William Owen
mezzotint, 1818 (1817)
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William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam
by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after William Owen
mezzotint, 1818 (1817)
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William Wentworth Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam
by Robert Bowyer Parkes, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, late 19th century (1764)
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