Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham (1754-1842), Politician and agriculturalist
Sitter in 9 portraits
'Mr Coke of Norfolk', MP for Norfolk, 1776-1832, and recognised as one of the major agricultural reformers of his time. He improved the breeds of cattle, sheep and pigs on his farms, and replaced crops of rye with wheat. He was created Earl of Leicester in 1837.
by Karl Anton Hickel
oil on canvas, 1793-1795
On display at Palace of Westminster, London
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Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1828-1829
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Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1828-1829
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Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham seen in front of Holkham Hall
by and published by George Garrard
etching, published 31 May 1806
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Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham
by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Ramsay Richard Reinagle
etching, (1817)
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Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham
by and published by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 14 July 1819 (circa 1818)
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Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham
after William Camden Edwards
line engraving, (1824)
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Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham
by Samuel William Reynolds, printed by Brooker & Harrison, published by Thomas Agnew, published by Ackermann & Co, published by Anaglyphic Company, after Richard Ansdell
mezzotint and etching, published 8 May 1844
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Thomas William Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of Holkham
by and published by George Garrard
etching, published 31 May 1806
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Holkham Hall, Holkham, Norfolk
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Agriculture and Food
Politics, Government and Diplomacy
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The Agricultural Revolution
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