George Canning
(1770-1827), Prime MinisterRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 64 portraits
A brilliant Tory statesman and orator, but distrusted for his opportunism and inconsistency. After a brief period following the Whigs, Canning entered Parliament in 1793 as a disciple of William Pitt. He is remembered as the architect of Britain's liberal foreign policy after the Napoleonic Wars, and for supporting the Greeks in their struggle against the Ottomans and the Latin American colonies against Spain and Portugal. Canning clashed with Lord Castlereagh over war strategy and fought a duel with him in 1809. After Castlereagh's death in 1822 he became Foreign Secretary again. Prime Minister in 1827, he died within four months.
by Anton Hickel
oil on canvas, 1793-1795
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by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, circa 1818
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by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, circa 1818
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by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
marble bust, 1821
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence, and completed by Richard Evans
oil on canvas, circa 1825
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by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1825
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'Promis'd horrors of the French invasion, - or - forcible reasons for negotiating a regicide peace'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 October 1796
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by and published by John Young, after John Hoppner
mezzotint printed in colours, published 1 January 1799
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'The state waggoner, and John Bull - or - the waggon too much for the donkeys!'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 March 1804
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storming Heaven; - with, the gods alarmed for their everlasting-abodes'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 1 May 1804
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by John Young, after John Hoppner
mezzotint, published 1806
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'Political mathematician's, shaking the Broad Bottom'd hemispheres'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 9 January 1807
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 23 February 1807
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'Charon's boat - or - the ghost's of "All the Talents" taking their last voyage'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 16 July 1807
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'British tars, towing the Danish fleet into harbour'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 October 1807
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'Delicious dreams! - Castles in the air! - Glorious prospects!'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 10 April 1808
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'Broad-bottom drones storming the hive - wasps, hornets & bumble bees, joining in the attack'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1808
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 22 March 1808
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'Disciples catching the mantle: - the spirit of darkness overshadowing the priests of Baal'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 June 1808
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 22 February 1809
NPG D12917
'Overthrow of the Republican-Babel'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 May 1809
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'An old English-gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1809
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'The introduction of the Pope to the convocation at Oxford, by the Cardinal Broad-Bottom'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 December 1809
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by William Say, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1813
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by Antoine Maurin, printed by François Le Villain
lithograph, 1820s
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The Milan Garland or Revels round the Vice Post
by Charles Williams, published by John Johnston
hand-coloured etching, published July 1820
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by Unknown artist, published by Thomas Dolby
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1820
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The Cauldron or Shakespeare Travestie 1820
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published August 1820
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'Royal Gambols!! or the Old Oak in Danger'
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published September 1820
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The Time Piece! & Cunning Jack o' both sides
possibly by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published June 1820
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by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
etching, (1821)
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by William Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa January 1821
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by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
etching, (1821)
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Diplomatic smuggling or birth day April fools
by William Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
etching, published 27 April 1823
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by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1824
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by Henri Grevedon, published by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte
lithograph, 1827
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by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1827
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by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1827
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by Antoine Maurin, or by Nicolas Eustache Maurin, printed by Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co, published by Godefroy Engelmann
lithograph, published 1827
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The King Commander in Chief; or, the Upset of the Waterloo-man, Bags & Baggage
by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
coloured etching, published 8 May 1827
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possibly by Thomas Wells Ingram
bronze medal, 1827
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by Unknown artist
bronze medal, 1827 or after
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Diogenese in Search of an Honest Ministry
by Henry Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 30 April 1827
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The Game Cock and the Dunghills
by Henry Heath, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 22 April 1827
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by Henry Heath, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 29 April 1827
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'A Complete Turn-Out among the Cabinet-Makers'
probably by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published April 1827
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by Charles Williams, published by Samuel Knight (Knights)
hand-coloured etching, published April 1827
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by Charles Williams, published by Samuel Knight (Knights)
hand-coloured etching, published 3 May 1827
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'To Be, or not To Be, that is the Question.'
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 8 May 1827
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The King Commander in Chief; or, the Upset of the Waterloo-man, Bags & Baggage
by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
coloured etching, published 8 May 1827
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Cabinet Ins and Outs. No. 4. The Rising Sun or Faction Defeated.
by Henry Heath, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 10 May 1827
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'A Great Political Magician giving the Wand of Power to his Cunning Harlequin'
by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 19 May 1827
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'The Three George's - The Patron - The Sovereign - and the Patriot'
by Charles Williams, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 7 May 1827
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'The Head Watchman of the Treasury'
by Henry Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 15 May 1827
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by Thomas Howell Jones, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 June 1827
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by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1827
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by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1827
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by and published by Charles Turner, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 20 July 1827
NPG D16121
The Apparition. A Cabinet Picture from the Downing St Collection
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published November 1829
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