Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
(1780-1863), Whig politician; Home Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord President of the Council; Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 77 portraits
A Whig politician who won universal popularity for his charm and moderation, Petty-Fitzmaurice entered Parliament in 1802. His first office, aged twenty-five, was as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the coalition 'Ministry of All the Talents'. On nearly doubling property tax, he gained a reputation for high moral principles and sympathy with the oppressed. During the Whigs' long years in opposition, he championed various causes; anti-slavery, Catholic emancipation and law reform. In 1826-8 he led a faction of 'Canningite' Tories and served as Home Secretary, resisting electoral reform.
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
by Henry Walton
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1805
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The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
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George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover; Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
by Sir George Hayter
pencil, circa 1820
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Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
by Edmund Thomas Parris
chalk and stump, 1838
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The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846
by John Partridge
oil on canvas, circa 1846-1853
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'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by John Partridge
oil on paper, circa 1846
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Sketch for 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
pencil, circa 1846
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by Sir John Gilbert
pencil, pen and ink and wash, 1855
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Engraving after 'The Coalition Ministry, 1854'
by William Walker, after Sir John Gilbert
engraving, 1857
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Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, late 1850s
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Key to 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by Sir George Scharf
pen and ink and wash, 1872
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Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, 1857
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Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
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Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
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Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1 June 1861
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'Political-candour; - i.e. - Coalition-"resolutions" of June 14th 1805. - pro bono publico'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 June 1805
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'End of the Irish farce of Catholic Emancipation'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 17 May 1805
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Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
by Henry Bone, after Henry Walton
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, January 1806 (circa 1805)
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Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
by Charles Turner, after Henry Walton
mezzotint, published 1806
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