(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky (1838-1903), Historian and essayist; Politician
Sitter in 16 portraits
Historian, essayist, and MP; born and educated in Ireland, his History of Rationalism, 1865, brought him immediate fame and a leading place in London's literary and intellectual society. His eight-volume History of England in the Eighteenth Century, 1878-90, the product of nineteen years work, combines immense learning with a coherence sometimes lacking in his other works. An opponent of Gladstone's Home Rule policy, Lecky became a Liberal Unionist in 1886 and sat as MP for Dublin, 1895-1903.
(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, 1868
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by Marion Collier (née Huxley)
pencil, 1877
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, 1878
On display in the Watts Hall of Fame at Bodelwyddan Castle
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, study in reverse pose for drawing published in Vanity Fair 27 May 1882
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt
terracotta bust, circa 1890
On display in Room 21 at the National Portrait Gallery
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by Unknown artist
watercolour
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen carte-de-visite on gold-edged mount, 1868
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1880s
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1880s
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by James Russell & Sons
carbon print, published 4 April 1891
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 24 May 1897
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by George J. Stodart, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, 1887 or after
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by George J. Stodart, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, 1887 or after
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by Sir William Rothenstein
lithograph, 1897
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by Sir William Rothenstein
lithograph, 1897
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(William) Edward Hartpole Lecky
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print on card mount, published 1890
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