Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
(1784-1865), Prime MinisterEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 146 portraits
Politician who served twice as Prime Minister. He was in government office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865, beginning his parliamentary career as a Tory and concluding it as a Liberal. He served successively as: Secretary at War (1809-28); Foreign Secretary (1830-41 and 1846-51); Home Secretary (1853-5) and Prime Minister (1855-8 and 1859-65). He is best remembered for his direction of British foreign policy through a period when the United Kingdom was at the height of its colonial power. His vigorous policy of intervention, often controversial at the time, made him one of the greatest Victorian statesman and among the most powerful figures in European politics.
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
by Samuel Alexander Walker, for William Walker & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865
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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
by Samuel Alexander Walker, for William Walker & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865
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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
by William Walker & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865
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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston ('A noble viscount')
by and published by Richard Dighton, reissued by Thomas McLean
etching, published 1828
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 September 1830
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Drawing for the Twelfth Cake. A Hint to Cabinet Makers
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 21 December 1830
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 30 January 1832
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Hunt the Slipper, or 'Cherche Qui Peut'
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Meifred, Lemercier & Co, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 March 1832
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A Battle Royal or A Set-to for a Crown
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 July 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 August 1832
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The Fifth of November or the Gun Powder Plot
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 November 1832
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A Venerable Spider & A Buzzing Fly
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 November 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 November 1832
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Seconding a Motion or the Party of the Movement
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 August 1833
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A New Variation & Acccompaniment to an Old Tune
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 24 May 1834
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 July 1834
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 September 1834
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 December 1834
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Unhappy Ghosts Crossing the Styx
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 December 1834
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 28 January 1835
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