Going to a Half Crown-ation
16 of 54 portraits of John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
Going to a Half Crown-ation
by John Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 7 September 1831
11 1/4 in. x 16 3/8 in. (286 mm x 415 mm) overall
acquired Unknown source, 1900
Reference Collection
NPG D41088
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Artistsback to top
- John Doyle (1797-1868), 'HB'; caricaturist. Artist associated with 700 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Thomas McLean (1788-1875), Publisher and dealer. Artist associated with 883 portraits.
- Charles Etienne Pierre Motte (1785-1836). Artist associated with 83 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- Adelaide Amelia Louisa Theresa Caroline of Saxe-Coburg Meiningen (1792-1849), Queen of William IV. Sitter associated with 31 portraits.
- 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.
- Louisa Elizabeth (née Grey), Countess of Durham (died 1841), Second wife of John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham and daughter of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (1771-1851), Son of George III. Sitter associated with 55 portraits.
- Lord Frederick Fitzclarence (1799-1855), Illegitimate son of William IV. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Lord Augustus Fitzclarence (1805-1854), Illegitimate son of William IV; Rector of Mapledurham. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 166 portraits.
- Mary Elizabeth Grey (née Ponsonby), Countess Grey (1776-1861), Wife of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Charles William Lambton (1818-1831), Eldest son of John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham. Sitter in 3 portraits.
- William Lee (active 1831), High Bailiff of Westminster. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- George Augustus Frederick Fitzclarence, 1st Earl of Munster (1794-1842), Illegitimate son of William IV; Major-General. Sitter in 10 portraits.
- Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843), Son of King George III. Sitter associated with 34 portraits.
- King William IV (1765-1837), Reigned 1830-7. Sitter associated with 134 portraits.



