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Joseph Hume

(1777-1855), Doctor and politician; MP for Aberdeen Burghs, Middlesex and Montrose Burghs

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 75 portraits
Before entering Westminster, Hume worked for the East India Company as an officer and a surgeon before returning to Scotland to continue working for the company. During debates on the Reform Bill, Hume suggested extending the franchise to the colonies. Upon the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1833 he strongly supported compensation for slave-owners. During this time Hume’s brother-in-law owned property and enslaved people in Trinidad, for which he would receive substantial compensation. This drew criticism in the press towards Hume for putting the wealth of his family above any moral arguments.

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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

Delicious Dreams!, attributed to Theodore Lane, published by  George Humphrey - NPG D17908

Delicious Dreams!

attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 30 April 1821
NPG D17908

Joseph Hume, by Thomas Hodgetts, published by and after  John Graham Gilbert - NPG D36379

Joseph Hume

by Thomas Hodgetts, published by and after John Graham Gilbert
mezzotint, published 1 June 1823
NPG D36379

Diogenese in Search of an Honest Ministry, by Henry Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D46030

Diogenese in Search of an Honest Ministry

by Henry Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 30 April 1827
NPG D46030

Loaves and Fishes, by Charles Williams, published by  Samuel Knight (Knights) - NPG D48691

Loaves and Fishes

by Charles Williams, published by Samuel Knight (Knights)
hand-coloured etching, published 3 May 1827
NPG D48691

A Political Ruse

A Political Ruse "Ye Bankes & Braes"

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 17 February 1830
NPG D40983

The Noddle Bazaar, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41017

The Noddle Bazaar

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 September 1830
NPG D41017

Leap Frog on a Level.  or Going Headlong to the Devil - Pl. 2, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41061

Leap Frog on a Level. or Going Headlong to the Devil - Pl. 2

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 May 1831
NPG D41061

John Gilpin!!!, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41063

John Gilpin!!!

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 May 1831
NPG D41063

The House Wot Keeps Bad Hours, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41077

The House Wot Keeps Bad Hours

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 18 July 1831
NPG D41077

The Breaking Up of the Half Crown-ation, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41091

The Breaking Up of the Half Crown-ation

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 23 September 1831
NPG D41091

O Yes! O Yes! O Yes!, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41104

O Yes! O Yes! O Yes!

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 December 1831
NPG D41104

This is not Mr Liston in the Character of Maw-worm, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41113

This is not Mr Liston in the Character of Maw-worm

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 4 February 1832
NPG D41113

Coroners Inquest Upon the Body of the Late Administration, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41132

Coroners Inquest Upon the Body of the Late Administration

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 15 May 1832
NPG D41132

Lineal Descent of the Crown (William Cobbett; Joseph Hume; Daniel O'Connell' Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey), by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41144

Lineal Descent of the Crown (William Cobbett; Joseph Hume; Daniel O'Connell' Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey)

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 28 June 1832
NPG D41144

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