George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
(1758-1833), Diplomat and magnateRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 22 portraits
Politician, art patron and landowner. 'A leviathan of wealth', owner of the Bridgewater canal and an investor in the Manchester-Liverpool railway, he was known for clearing peasant farmers from the Scottish Highland and for constructing a vast network of roads and bridges. He was an early benefactor of the National Gallery and President of the British Institution.
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1805
NPG 1298
The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
NPG 999
Group including King William IV and others
by Sir George Hayter
pen and ink and wash, 1820
NPG 1695(j)
Study for 'Patrons and Lovers of Art'
by Pieter Christoffel Wonder
oil on canvas, 1826-1830
NPG 794
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1828
NPG 316a(117)
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1828
NPG 316a(118)
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
marble bust, 1830
NPG 5597
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by James Gillray
black ink, circa 1802
NPG D12753
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland ('Mæcenas, in pursuit of the fine arts')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 9 May 1808
NPG D21427
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland ('Mæcenas, in pursuit of the fine arts')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 May 1808
NPG D12907
'Tentanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 8 August 1810
NPG D13118
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Wright, after William Owen
stipple engraving, published 2 December 1811
NPG D20315
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Henry Meyer, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, 1817
NPG D40922
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Henry Meyer, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, 1817
NPG D41845
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Henry Bone, after Thomas Phillips
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, September 1820 (1805)
NPG D17717
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Henry Bone, after Thomas Phillips
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1820 (1805)
NPG D17724
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Charles Turner, published by William Sams, after William Owen
mezzotint, published 1 July 1825
NPG D41844
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Charles Turner, after William Owen
mezzotint, published 1825
NPG D20095
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Edward Scriven, after Henry Corbould, after John Francis
stipple engraving, 1833
NPG D40923
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 February 1833
NPG D41178
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