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

Artistsback to top

• Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835), Mezzotint engraver and painter. Artist associated with 627 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
• Samuel William Reynolds Jr (1794-1872), Mezzotint engraver. Artist associated with 69 portraits.
• William Walker (1791-1867), Photographer, engraver and publisher. Artist associated with 119 portraits.

Sittersback to top

• Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868), Lord Chancellor. Sitter associated with 234 portraits.
• John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792-1840), Governor-General of Canada. Sitter in 54 portraits.
• Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 166 portraits.
• Henry Richard Fox (later Vassall), 3rd Baron Holland (1773-1840), Whig statesman and patron of art and letters. Sitter associated with 51 portraits.
• Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), Politician. Sitter associated with 73 portraits.
• Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley (1760-1842), Politician and Governor-General of India; brother of Wellington. Sitter associated with 18 portraits.

This portraitback to top

The six commissioners, Grey, Durham, Holland, Brougham, Lansdowne, and Wellesley, are shown below the throne in the House of Lords. The passage of the Great Reform Bill was one of the major legislative landmarks of the nineteenth century.

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Events and occasions
• Group portraits