Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
(1810-1861), War Secretary; Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 11 portraits
Son of the Earl of Pembroke; MP, 1832, and rapidly promoted under Peel's successive administrations. Secretary at War at the opening of hostilities in the Crimea, Herbert was largely responsible for Florence Nightingale, a personal friend, going to Scutari. Although forced to resign in February, 1855, Herbert remained an active promoter of military reform until his early death.
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
by Sir Francis Grant
oil on canvas, 1847
NPG 1639
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
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
by Disdéri
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax16404
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
by Disdéri
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17790
New Version of John Gilpin after Stothard
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 2 March 1846
NPG D46368
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
by George Raphael Ward, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 29 November 1847 (1847)
NPG D35707
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
by William Holl Jr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, (1847)
NPG D20654
'The New Ministry - the Cabinet', January 1853
by Frederick James Smyth, published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving, published 8 January 1853
NPG D45901
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea
after a photograph by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
wood engraving, published 1858
NPG D3253
Related People
- (Mary) Elizabeth (née à Court Repington), Lady Herbert of Lea (wife)
- Hon. William Reginald Herbert (son)
- Mary Herbert, Baroness von Hügel (daughter)
- Elizabeth Maud (née Herbert), Lady Parry (daughter)
- George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke (father)
- George Robert Charles Herbert, 13th Earl of Pembroke (son)
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