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William Howley

(1766-1848), Archbishop of Canterbury

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Sitter associated with 29 portraits
In 1809, William Howley was appointed Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford University. He was consecrated Bishop of London at Lambeth Palace in 1813, a post he occupied for fifteen years until being appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. Howley served as Archbishop of Canterbury for twenty years from 1828 to 1848.

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The House of Commons, 1833, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 54

The House of Commons, 1833

by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1833-1843
On display in Room 12 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 54

William Howley, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  John Hoppner - NPG D36359

William Howley

by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Hoppner
mezzotint, published 1818
NPG D36359

William Howley, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  William Owen - NPG D3117

William Howley

by Samuel William Reynolds, after William Owen
mezzotint, published February 1818
NPG D3117

William Howley, by Thomas Anthony Dean, after  William Owen - NPG D16114

William Howley

by Thomas Anthony Dean, after William Owen
stipple and line engraving, circa 1819
NPG D16114

William Howley, by John Henry Robinson, published by  Dawe & Gowar (Gower), after  William Owen - NPG D36356

William Howley

by John Henry Robinson, published by Dawe & Gowar (Gower), after William Owen
stipple engraving, 1827-1850
NPG D36356

William Howley, by Charles Turner, published by  Colnaghi, Son & Co, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D36360

William Howley

by Charles Turner, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 2 March 1829
NPG D36360

'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union', by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48724

'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union'

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48724

'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union', by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48725

'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union'

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48725

'Don't You Remember the 5th of November', by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48726

'Don't You Remember the 5th of November'

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48726

'The Mountain in Labour - or, Much ado about nothing', published by Thomas McLean - NPG D48742

'The Mountain in Labour - or, Much ado about nothing'

published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 2 March 1829
NPG D48742

State Servants Making Hay while the Sun Shines; on the Royal Farm, by H.H.R., published by  John Fairburn - NPG D46060

State Servants Making Hay while the Sun Shines; on the Royal Farm

by H.H.R., published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured lithograph, published 27 July 1830
NPG D46060

Captain Cla-nce [Clarence] taking Command of the Ship British Constitution, by Henry Heath, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D48819

Captain Cla-nce [Clarence] taking Command of the Ship British Constitution

by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa July 1830
NPG D48819

Migra-Tory Peers, or The Lords Breaking Up, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41125

Migra-Tory Peers, or The Lords Breaking Up

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 April 1832
NPG D41125

Going to the Fair with it, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41411

Going to the Fair with it

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 30 March 1837
NPG D41411

Church Reform or

Church Reform or "The Bishop's Saturday Night"

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 May 1838
NPG D41475

Key to Mr Leslie's picture of Queen Victoria receiving the Holy Sacrament at her Coronation, published by Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt, after  Charles Robert Leslie - NPG D33660

Key to Mr Leslie's picture of Queen Victoria receiving the Holy Sacrament at her Coronation

published by Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Bt, after Charles Robert Leslie
engraving, published 1839
NPG D33660

William Howley, by Maxim Gauci, printed by  Paul Gauci, published by  Colnaghi and Puckle, after  Sir William Charles Ross - NPG D36357

William Howley

by Maxim Gauci, printed by Paul Gauci, published by Colnaghi and Puckle, after Sir William Charles Ross
lithograph, published September 1839
NPG D36357

William Howley, by Maxim Gauci, after  Sir William Charles Ross - NPG D36358

William Howley

by Maxim Gauci, after Sir William Charles Ross
lithograph, published 1839
NPG D36358

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