Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Bt
(1806-1863), Liberal politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer and editor of the Edinburgh Review; Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 10 portraits
Entering Parliament as a Liberal in 1847, George Cornewall Lewis served as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1855-8), Home Secretary (1859-61) and Secretary of War (1861-3). He was the author of An Essay on the Origin and Formation of the Romance Languages (1835), Enquiry into the Credibility of the Early Roman History (1855) and An Historical Survey of the Astronomy of the Ancients (1862). As editor of the Edinburgh Review from 1852 until 1855 he contributed many articles to the publication.
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Bt
by George Richmond
black and white chalk, 1825-1850
NPG 1063
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Bt
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, arched top, late 1850s
NPG P301(6)
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Bt
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, 1858
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Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Bt
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x12439
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Bt
by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, before 1863
NPG Ax17749
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Bt
by John Watkins
albumen print, before 1863
NPG Ax7326
Statue of Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Bt
by Camille Silvy, after Carlo Marochetti
albumen print, circa 1864
NPG Ax59306
by Thomas Oldham Barlow, after John Phillip
mezzotint, 1863 or after
NPG D1396
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Bt
by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, before 1863
NPG Ax38688
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Bt
by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, before 1863
NPG x12440
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