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Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne

(1780-1863), Whig politician; Home Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord President of the Council; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 77 portraits
A Whig politician who won universal popularity for his charm and moderation, Petty-Fitzmaurice entered Parliament in 1802. His first office, aged twenty-five, was as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the coalition 'Ministry of All the Talents'. On nearly doubling property tax, he gained a reputation for high moral principles and sympathy with the oppressed. During the Whigs' long years in opposition, he championed various causes; anti-slavery, Catholic emancipation and law reform. In 1826-8 he led a faction of 'Canningite' Tories and served as Home Secretary, resisting electoral reform.

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New Reform Coach, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41142

New Reform Coach

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 17 June 1832
NPG D41142

A Parliamentary Group, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41147

A Parliamentary Group

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 12 July 1832
NPG D41147

Merry Go Round, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Ducôte & Stephens, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41327

Merry Go Round

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 15 May 1835
NPG D41327

A Swinish Multitude, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41349

A Swinish Multitude

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 7 October 1835
NPG D41349

The Reform Bill Receiving the King's Assent by Royal Commission, 7 June 1832, by William Walker, by  Samuel William Reynolds Jr, after  Samuel William Reynolds - NPG D10714

The Reform Bill Receiving the King's Assent by Royal Commission, 7 June 1832

by William Walker, by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, after Samuel William Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1836
NPG D10714

The Irish Tutor, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41366

The Irish Tutor

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 April 1836
NPG D41366

A Battering Train, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41374

A Battering Train

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 June 1836
NPG D41374

The Murder of the Innocents, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41386

The Murder of the Innocents

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 August 1836
NPG D41386

Don Carlos and the In-quiz-ition in London, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41402

Don Carlos and the In-quiz-ition in London

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 February 1837
NPG D41402

Jonah Thrown Overboard, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41484

Jonah Thrown Overboard

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 21 July 1838
NPG D41484

Maternal Solicitude - Unnatural Offspring, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41490

Maternal Solicitude - Unnatural Offspring

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 October 1838
NPG D41490

Van Amburgh Outdone!, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41495

Van Amburgh Outdone!

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 December 1838
NPG D41495

Scene from Macbeth - Banquo's Ghost, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41496

Scene from Macbeth - Banquo's Ghost

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 December 1838
NPG D41496

Feeding the Animals - Change of Diet!, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41507

Feeding the Animals - Change of Diet!

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 12 February 1839
NPG D41507

An Irish Wake, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Alfred Ducôte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41552

An Irish Wake

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 November 1839
NPG D41552

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, by John Richardson Jackson, published by  Messrs Fores, after  Sir Francis Grant - NPG D37173

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne

by John Richardson Jackson, published by Messrs Fores, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 8 August 1857
NPG D37173

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, by John Richardson Jackson, after  Sir Francis Grant - NPG D3538

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne

by John Richardson Jackson, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1857
NPG D3538

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