Edmund Burke
(1729-1797), Statesman; orator; authorMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 107 portraits
Burke was one of the eighteenth century's leading statesmen, political thinkers and writers. His impact on the Regency age centres on his Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), a major work opposing the French Revolution which laid the foundations of modern British conservatism. Originally a Whig, he showed liberal support for the North American colonies and Catholic emancipation. Despite his early reputation as a reformer, Burke's Reflections expressed fears that revolutionary ideals would violently destroy essential British traditions and institutions. These views led him to break with the Whigs and side with the Tories, for whom he became a figurehead.
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 2 June 1787
NPG D12363
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 16 June 1787
NPG D12365
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 21 May 1787
NPG D12994
'Galante show' (Edmund Burke; Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby)
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 6 May 1788
NPG D7895
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 6 May 1788
NPG D9557
'The princess's bow alias the Bow Begum'
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 1 May 1788
NPG D9573
Edmund Burke ('The first charge - exit in fumo')
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 14 April 1788
NPG D9663
Edmund Burke and unknown man, woman and girl ('A reverie of Prince Demetrius Cantemis')
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 26 April 1788
NPG D9664
by James Sayers
etching, 1788?
NPG D12245
!['For the trial of Warren Ha[stings]' (includes Edmund Burke; Charles James Fox; Sir Philip Francis; Warren Hastings), by James Sayers - NPG D12246](https://collectionimages.npg.org.uk/std/mw60596/For-the-trial-of-Warren-Hastings-includes-Edmund-Burke-Charles-James-Fox-Sir-Philip-Francis-Warren-Hastings.jpg)
by James Sayers
etching, published February 1788
NPG D12246
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
soft-ground etching, published 11 April 1788
NPG D12247
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 31 March 1788
NPG D12248
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 27 April 1788
NPG D12376
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1788
NPG D12377
'Galante show' (Edmund Burke; Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby)
by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 6 May 1788
NPG D12379
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1788
NPG D12381
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1788
NPG D12382
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published July 1788
NPG D12384
by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 19 July 1788
NPG D12385
'Mason, the Duke's confectioner, disposing of the trinkets'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 21 July 1788
NPG D12386
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