William Ewart Gladstone
(1809-1898), Prime Minister and writer; Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 324 portraits
Famous as the ‘grand old man’ of British politics; Gladstone was leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister in four governments from 1868 to 1894. Gladstone was responsible for major reforms in every sphere of national life, and for the development of imperial foreign policy. He divided the party on the issue of Irish Home Rule and stamped his moral authority on the politics of his time. Gladstone’s father, John Gladstone was one of the largest owners of enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and this wealth supported Gladstone’s early career in politics. As a politician, Gladstone supported the proposal to compensate slave-owners for the loss of their ‘property’ after slavery was abolished and the introduction of the apprenticeship system that required newly freed Africans to continue working for their masters for four to six years.
by George Washington Wilson & Co
albumen cabinet card, circa 1887
NPG x197964
'The Late Rt. Hon. W.E. Gladstone Tree felling at Hawarden'
after Samuel E. Poulton
postcard print, (circa 1888)
NPG x5982
by Samuel E. Poulton
albumen print, circa 1888
NPG x5983
'Mr. & Mrs. Gladstone, Lord & Lady Aberdeen, Professor Drummond.'
by Lombardi & Co
albumen cabinet card, 1888
NPG x197311
Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne); William Ewart Gladstone
by John Fergus
albumen print, 16 February 1889
NPG x44649
Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne); William Ewart Gladstone
by Herbert Rose Barraud
albumen cabinet card, 25 July 1889
NPG x7933
Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne); William Ewart Gladstone
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1900s (25 July 1889)
NPG x197777
by Barone Nisco
albumen print on card, 1889
NPG x127023
by Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea
platinum print, 1890s
NPG Ax15658
by Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea
platinum print, 1890s
NPG Ax15659
Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne); William Ewart Gladstone and friends
by Unknown photographer
albumen print on card mount, circa 1890
NPG x1448
Various politicians and others
by and after Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1890s
NPG Ax139904
by and after Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1890s
NPG Ax139925
by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
platinum print on card mount, 25 April 1890
NPG x36432
by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
platinum print on card mount, 25 April 1890
NPG x36434
by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
platinum print on card mount, 25 April 1890
NPG x36433
by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
platinum print, 25 April 1890
NPG x19816
by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
photogravure, 25 April 1890
NPG x5971
by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
sepia-toned carbon print on card mount, 25 April 1890
NPG x19817
William Ewart Gladstone; Dorothy Mary Catherine ('Dossie') Parish (née Drew)
by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, circa 1891
NPG x12552
by Herbert Rose Barraud
woodburytype carte-de-visite, 6 May 1891
NPG x5946
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1891
NPG x139648
by Unknown photographer
carbon cabinet card, 28 November 1891
NPG x139712
by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen cabinet card, 1892
NPG x29549
by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen cabinet card, 1892
NPG x29550
by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen cabinet card, 1892
NPG x29551
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1892
NPG x29552
by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen cabinet card, 1892
NPG x197310
by John Lemmon Russell, for James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, 1893
NPG x38896
Stephen Edward Gladstone; Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne); William Ewart Gladstone
by Unknown photographer
photogravure, 16 September 1893
NPG x5981
by Walter Macdonald, for James Valentine & Sons
photogravure postcard print, 1900s (13 October 1893)
NPG x197771
by Walter Macdonald, for James Valentine & Sons
halftone postcard print, 1900s (13 October 1893)
NPG x197772
William Ewart Gladstone; Dorothy Mary Catherine ('Dossie') Parish (née Drew)
by Walter Macdonald, for James Valentine & Sons
halftone postcard print, 1900s (13 October 1893)
NPG x197773
by Robinson & Thompson, printed and published by Swan Electric Engraving Company
photogravure, 1894
NPG x5980
Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne); William Ewart Gladstone
by Robinson & Thompson
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 19 September 1896
NPG x193304
Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne); William Ewart Gladstone; Queen Alexandra; King Edward VII
by George Watmough Webster & Son
bromide print on card, 10 May 1897
NPG x26082
Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne); William Ewart Gladstone; Queen Alexandra; King Edward VII
by George Watmough Webster & Son
gelatin silver printing-out paper print, 10 May 1897
NPG x4072
Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne); William Ewart Gladstone
by Numa Blanc
cabinet card, 1897
NPG x7262
by Numa Blanc
albumen cabinet card, 1897-1898
NPG x197312
by George Watmough Webster
carbon cabinet card, 28 June 1897
NPG x139711
by George Watmough Webster, published by Hugo Lang & Co
photogravure postcard print, 1900s (28 June 1897)
NPG x197774
William Glynne Charles Gladstone; William Ewart Gladstone
by George Watmough Webster, published by J.H. Worley
bromide postcard print, 1900s (1897)
NPG x197775
Dorothy Mary Catherine ('Dossie') Parish (née Drew); William Ewart Gladstone
published by James Valentine & Sons
photogravure postcard print, 1900s (circa 1897)
NPG x197776
'Royal Visit to Hawarden:- H.R.H. The Princess of Wales greeting Mrs. Gladstone'
by James Hampson Spencer
albumen stereoscopic card, 10 May 1897
NPG x196291
'King Edward & His Empire Builders'
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x197883
by William Henry Mote, published by George Virtue, after Joseph Severn
line engraving, 1840
NPG D34513
by William Henry Mote, published by George Virtue, after Joseph Severn
line engraving, 1840
NPG D8376
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, (1843)
NPG D8375
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, (1843)
NPG D20650
by and published by William Walker, published by Hering & Remington, after William Bradley
mezzotint, 1 August 1845 (1838 or 1839)
NPG D34514
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 22 December 1845
NPG D46367
by Unknown artist
stipple engraving, circa 1850s
NPG D20099
'The New Ministry - the Cabinet', January 1853
by Frederick James Smyth, published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving, published 8 January 1853
NPG D45901
after Frederick John Skill
wood engraving, published in the Illustrated London News 22 October 1853
NPG D8421
published by Illustrated London News, after Frederick John Skill
wood engraving, published 22 October 1853
NPG D8422
Richard Cobden; William Ewart Gladstone; John Bright
by Honoré Daumier
lithograph, published 14 April 1856
NPG D9765
William Ewart Gladstone when Chancellor of the Exchequer
by Unknown artist
lithograph, 1859-1866
NPG D34516
by Daniel John Pound, after a photograph by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
line and stipple engraving, published 1859
NPG D8337
by Daniel John Pound, after a photograph by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
line and stipple engraving, published 1859
NPG D8338
by Daniel John Pound, after a photograph by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
line and stipple engraving, published 1859
NPG D8340
Related People
- Mary Drew (née Gladstone) (daughter)
- Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone (son)
- Henry Neville Gladstone, 1st Baron Gladstone of Hawarden (son)
- Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne) (wife)
- Constance Gertrude Gladstone (granddaughter)
- Evelyn Catherine Gladstone (granddaughter)
- Helen Gladstone (daughter)
- Sir John Gladstone (father)
- Robertson Gladstone (brother)
- Stephen Deiniol Gladstone (grandson)
- Stephen Edward Gladstone (son)
- Sir Thomas Gladstone, 2nd Bt (brother)
- William Glynne Charles Gladstone (grandson)
- William Henry Gladstone (son)
- Dorothy Mary Catherine ('Dossie') Parish (née Drew) (granddaughter)
- Agnes Wickham (née Gladstone) (daughter)
- Lucy C. Wickham (granddaughter)
- Margaret Wickham (granddaughter)
- William G. Wickham (grandson)
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