William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), Prime Minister and writer
Sitter associated with 266 portraits
The grand old man of British politics; leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister in four governments from 1868 to 1894; responsible for major reforms in every sphere of national life, and for the development of imperial foreign policy; divided the party on the issue of the Irish Home Rule; stamped his moral authority on the politics of his time; a considerable scholar and author in his own right.
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1833-1843
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 54
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
NPG 1125a
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; William Ewart Gladstone
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, late 1850s
NPG P481
by George Frederic Watts
oil on panel, 1859
On display at British Academy, London
NPG 1126
by Lowes Cato Dickinson
oil on canvas, 1869-1874
On display at Palace of Westminster, London
NPG 5116
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 6 February 1869
NPG 1978
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1875-1900
NPG 2309
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1875-1900
NPG 2310
William Ewart Gladstone; Timothy Michael Healy
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil
NPG 2319
by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
oil on canvas, 1879
On display in Room 25 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3637
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3359
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3360
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3361
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3363
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3365
Gladstone
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Mary Drew (née Gladstone) (daughter)
Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone (son)
Henry Neville Gladstone, 1st Baron Gladstone of Hawarden (son)
Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne) (wife)
Constance Gertrude Gladstone (granddaughter)
Evelyn Catherine Gladstone (granddaughter)
Helen Gladstone (daughter)
Sir John Gladstone (father)
Stephen Deiniol Gladstone (grandson)
Stephen Edward Gladstone (son)
Sir Thomas Gladstone, 2nd Bt (brother)
William Glynne Charles Gladstone (grandson)
William Henry Gladstone (son)
Dorothy Mary Catherine ('Dossie') Parish (née Drew) (granddaughter)
Agnes Wickham (née Gladstone) (daughter)
Lucy C. Wickham (granddaughter)
Margaret Wickham (granddaughter)
William G. Wickham (grandson)
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