Watercolour drawings of Speakers of the House of Commons by Thomas Athow, early 19th century
45 Portraits in set
45 watercolour copies of portraits of Speakers of the House of Commons from Thomas More (1478-1535) to the Rt. Hon. Charles Manners Sutton (1780-1845) painted from portraits in the Speaker’s House as well as private collections. The watercolours were produced in the early 19th century, probably by a landscape and portrait painter named Thomas Athow (fl. 1806-1822), and many of the same portraits appear in the Sutherland collection at the Ashmolean. The collection is bound in an album, at the front of which is a printed list of Speakers that has been annotated to indicate which are represented.
Unknown man called Sir Thomas Hungerford
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
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attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist, possibly after Hans Holbein the Younger
watercolour, early 19th century
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attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
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attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
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Called Robert Brooke (Sir Robert Broke)
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
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Called Clement Higham (Sir Clement Heigham)
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
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attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
NPG D23255
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
NPG D23257
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
NPG D23258
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
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Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, formerly known as Sir Heneage Finch
attributed to Thomas Athow, after John Michael Wright
watercolour, early 19th century
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attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
NPG D23266
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
NPG D23267
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
NPG D23271
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
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attributed to Thomas Athow, possibly after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
watercolour, early 19th century
NPG D23273
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
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Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
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attributed to Thomas Athow, after Hans Holbein the Younger
watercolour, early 19th century
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Possibly fictitious portrait of Richard Onslow
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Unknown artist, after Unknown artist
watercolour, early 19th century
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