Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
(1790-1871), Politician, President of the Board of Control and Governor-General of IndiaEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 52 portraits
Statesman; Tory MP from 1813; president of the board of control on four occasions and governor-general of India, 1841-4, during which time he annexed Sind and subjugated Gwalior. Although criticised as vain and theatrical, Ellenborough was widely regarded as a fine orator and effective politician, serving in the ministries of Peel and Derby, 1846 and 1858.
The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
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attributed to (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
pencil and sepia wash, circa 1835
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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
by Frederick Richard Say
oil on canvas, circa 1845
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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
by Camille Silvy
albumen carte-de-visite, 13 April 1861
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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 13 April 1861
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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 13 April 1861
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 22 March 1808
NPG D13115
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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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough ('A Cabinet Curiosity')
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 June 1829
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A Turn-Up among the Big 'Uns!!!
by John Phillips, published by John Field
hand-coloured etching, published 26 June 1829
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A Wild Elephant led Between Two Tame Ones
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 February 1830
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 4 October 1830
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 November 1830
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Long Expected Come at Last. Or the only Besom of Reform
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 1830
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Detection. A Scene in the West
by John Phillips, published by E. King
hand-coloured etching, published 22 November 1830
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A Wild Elephant led Between Two Tame Ones
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 February 1830
NPG D48807
Hokie Pokie Wankie Fum - The King of the Cannibal Islands
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 22 July 1830
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The first Nautical Sovereign Coach, Just started
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa November 1830
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 5 November 1830
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he Ministry Floor'd; or, Majority 29!!! November 15, 1830.
possibly by John Phillips, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 19 November 1830
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His Honor the Beadle Driving the Wagabonds out of the Parish!!!
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 28 November 1830
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 20 April 1831
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The Rival Wigs (Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough)
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 28 June 1831
NPG D41072
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 28 September 1831
NPG D41092
The Cumberland Fishwoman from the Borough Market
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 20 July 1831
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The Fool of Quality or the Phenomenon of 1831
by E.B., published by Marianne Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1831
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The Reformers' Attack on the Old Rotten Tree; or the Foul Nests of the Cormorants in Danger
published by E. King
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1831
NPG D48848
The Charles Street Conspiracy (no. 10) or the Devil and the Tories
by Charles Jameson Grant, published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured lithograph, published 28 April 1831
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The Swell Mob Milling the Glaze
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1831
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by Robert Seymour, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 1 September 1831
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 March 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Meifred, Lemercier & Co, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 March 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 May 1832
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Coroners Inquest Upon the Body of the Late Administration
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 15 May 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 May 1832
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 30 May 1832
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The Modern Canute, or the Just Rebuke
by Criticus
hand-coloured lithograph, circa 1832
NPG D46051
The Reformers Victorious!!! or the Tory Gang Upset
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1832
NPG D48856
published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published 1832
NPG D48861
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 14 January 1833
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