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John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough

(1781-1847), Politician; MP for several constituencies

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 37 portraits
Ponsonby entered Parliament as Baron Duncannon in 1834. He served in several senior government posts including Home Secretary and Lord Privy Seal. He was also briefly Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under Lord John Russell. The Ponsonby family formed an integral part of the Whig political and social network and Duncannon was related to many of the leading figures who supported the Whig cause.

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The House of Commons, 1833, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 54The House of Commons, 1833
by Sir George Hayter
NPG 54
John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough, by Sir Edwin Landseer - NPG 4915John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough
by Sir Edwin Landseer
NPG 4915
The Sleeping Beauty or Tellers Catching a Stray Vote, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41215The Sleeping Beauty or Tellers Catching a Stray Vote
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41215
Seconding a Motion or the Party of the Movement, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41217Seconding a Motion or the Party of the Movement
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41217
Blind-Man's-Buff, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41267Blind-Man's-Buff
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41267
Actaeon, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41274Actaeon
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41274
Receiving the Fatal News!, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41290Receiving the Fatal News!
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41290
Unhappy Ghosts Crossing the Styx, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41293Unhappy Ghosts Crossing the Styx
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41293
Merry Go Round, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41327Merry Go Round
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41327
A Family Group, framed, glazed and ready to be hung up at Brookes's, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41329A Family Group, framed, glazed and ready to be hung up at Brookes's
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41329
The Modern Orpheus, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41335The Modern Orpheus
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41335
A Fair Game, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41337A Fair Game
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41337
A Swinish Multitude, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41349A Swinish Multitude
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41349
A Scene of Confusion, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41357A Scene of Confusion
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41357
The Irish Tutor, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41366The Irish Tutor
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41366
A Battering Train, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41374A Battering Train
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41374
Descent of the Great Balloon, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41387Descent of the Great Balloon
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41387
Don Carlos and the In-quiz-ition in London, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41402Don Carlos and the In-quiz-ition in London
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41402
An Old Song to a New Tune!, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41422An Old Song to a New Tune!
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41422
The Royal Cosset, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41450The Royal Cosset
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
NPG D41450

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