William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
(1779-1848), Prime MinisterEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 159 portraits
Melbourne was a Whig MP from 1806, Irish Secretary under Canning and Home Secretary under Lord Grey, 1830-34. After Grey's resignation he was appointed Prime Minister, a position he held twice (1834, 1835-41). He married the poet Lady Caroline Lamb in 1805 but they separated in 1825 following her infamous affair with the Romantic poet Lord Byron. Melbourne advised the young Queen Victoria and she became very devoted to him, to the extent that she was criticised for too partisan an approach to political issues, and rumours of a romantic attachment between them proliferated in the early days of her reign.
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 August 1839
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 17 October 1839
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Altered Circumstances of Mr Mantalini!
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 17 October 1839
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 November 1839
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 November 1839
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 November 1839
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 December 1839
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 January 1839
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A Coachman Wanted - Candidates for the Place
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 January 1839
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 20 May 1839
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 14 June 1839
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 August 1839
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 August 1839
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 December 1839
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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
by Edward McInnes, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1 October 1839 (circa 1805)
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 February 1840
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Tableau from the New Play of "Mary Stewart"
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 March 1840
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 April 1840
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 April 1840
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 May 1840
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 May 1840
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Vacation Amusements. (No.1.) Pheasant Shooting!
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 14 September 1840
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Vacation Amusements. No.4. Cultivating the Fine Arts. - Etching, &c.
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 October 1840
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 December 1840
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 31 December 1840
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Tableau from the New Play of "Mary Stewart"
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 March 1840
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 April 1840
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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
by John Henry Robinson, published by John Saunders, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple and line engraving, published 1840 (circa 1805)
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Stothard's admired picture of "The Procession of the Flitch of Bacon". Somewhat Metamorphosed!
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, after Thomas Stothard
lithograph, published 11 February 1841
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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
by Émile Desmaisons, published by A.H. & C.E. Baily, after Samuel Diez
lithograph, (July 1841)
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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 April 1841
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Stothard's admired picture of "The Procession of the Flitch of Bacon". Somewhat Metamorphosed!
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, after Thomas Stothard
lithograph, published 11 February 1841
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Jeremy Diddler (William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne)
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 7 May 1841
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 15 May 1841
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 19 May 1841
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 15 May 1841
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 28 December 1844
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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
by Charles William Sherborn, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
etching, 1877 (circa 1805)
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William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
by Edward McInnes, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1 November 1839 (circa 1805)
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Related People
- Lady Caroline Lamb (wife)
- George Lamb (brother)
- Peniston Lamb (brother)
- Elizabeth Lamb (née Milbanke), Viscountess Melbourne (mother)
- Frederick James Lamb, 3rd Viscount Melbourne (brother)
- Emily Mary ('Amelia') (née Lamb), Viscountess Palmerston (sister)
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