National Portrait Gallery - Person - Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax

Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (1800-1885), Politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer

Sitter in 27 portraits
Wood entered Parliament in 1826. A cautiously progressive liberal, he responded to the shifts in public opinion in his time. He was enthusiastic about Parliamentary reform and was committed to repealing the Corn Laws. He succeeded to the Baronetcy on his father's death in 1846. He held several senior government offices, including Chancellor of the Exchequer, First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for India.

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The House of Commons, 1833

by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1833-1843
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 54

Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax

by Sir George Hayter
oil on millboard, 1833-1843
NPG 5580

The Coalition Ministry, 1854

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

Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax

by Anthony de Brie (Bree), after George Richmond
oil on canvas, (1873)
NPG 1677

Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax

by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax16400

Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax

by William Walker & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x13324

Joint Secretaries of the Treasury (Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax; Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon)

by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 24 February 1834
NPG D41237

The Triumph of Independence

by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 24 February 1834
NPG D41238

Stothard's admired picture of "The Procession of the Flitch of Bacon". Somewhat Metamorphosed!

by John Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, after Thomas Stothard
lithograph, published 11 February 1841
NPG D33637