Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), Lord Chancellor
Sitter in 17 portraits
Yorke was called to the Bar in 1715, his legal services were much in demand. He entered Parliament as an MP in 1719 as the protégé of the Duke of Newcastle; the men remained friends for the rest of their lives. Yorke became Solicitor General at the age of just twenty-nine, and was promoted to Attorney General four years later. He was appointed Lord Chancellor in 1737, a post he retained for nineteen years. An active politician, Yorke was involved in all the major decisions of the day. Lord Waldegrave said of him, 'He was undoubtedly an excellent Chancellor, and might have been thought a great man, had he been less avaricious, less proud, less unlike a Gentleman, and not so great a politician.'
The Court of Chancery during the reign of George I
by Benjamin Ferrers
oil on canvas, circa 1725
NPG 798
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
studio of Michael Dahl
oil on canvas, circa 1737-1743
On display at Royal Courts of Justice, London
NPG 872
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by William Nelson Gardiner, after William Hoare
watercolour, circa 1800 (1763)
NPG 466
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by John Faber Jr, after Michael Dahl
mezzotint, 1735
NPG D2587
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by and published by John Faber Jr
mezzotint, 1737
NPG D35414
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by John Faber Jr, published by Robert Sayer, published by Robert Withy, published by John Ryall
mezzotint, 1737
NPG D19871
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by Bernard Baron, after Allan Ramsay
line engraving, 1742
NPG D35416
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by Bernard Baron, after Allan Ramsay
line engraving, 1742
NPG D35417
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by James Macardell, after James Wills
mezzotint, (1744)
NPG D2588
by Thomas Jefferys
line and stipple engraving, circa 1746-1760
NPG D17871
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by Gerhard Bockman, printed by Thomas Bowles Jr, printed by John Bowles, after Michael Dahl
mezzotint, circa 1750-1768
NPG D35413
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by Gerhard Bockman, after Michael Dahl
mezzotint, circa 1750-1768
NPG D19997
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by John Faber Jr, published by Thomas Bowles Jr, published by John Bowles, published by Carington Bowles, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1753-1763
NPG D35415
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by and published by Edward Harding, after William Hoare
stipple engraving, published 1 September 1800 (1763)
NPG D14207
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by and published by John Faber Jr, after Michael Dahl
mezzotint, 1735
NPG D20034
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by and sold by James Macardell, after James Wills
mezzotint, (1744)
NPG D19417
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by and published by Edward Harding, after William Hoare
stipple engraving, published 1 September 1800 (1763)
NPG D19313
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Politics, Government and Diplomacy
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Cambridgeshire
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