Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
10 of 34 portraits on display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
by Henry Walton
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1805
29 7/8 in. x 24 7/8 in. (759 mm x 632 mm)
Purchased, 1864
Primary Collection
NPG 178
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- Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), Politician. Sitter associated with 73 portraits.
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This portrait probably dates to 1805, when the Tory William Wilberforce was keen to let Petty-Fitzmaurice sponsor the abolition of the slave trade because he 'stands well with the house'.
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- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 259
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 364
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On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery



