Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
(1769-1822), StatesmanRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 56 portraits
Known as 'Lord Castlereagh', Stewart entered Parliament in 1795. He made his mark under Pitt as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1798-1801), crushing the 1798 Rebellion and overseeing the Act of Union (1801), which integrated Ireland and England and abolished the Irish Parliament. Whist Foreign Secretary (1812-22) he was responsible for uniting the powers that overthrew Napoleon, and became the chief architect of the Treaty of Vienna, (1815) playing a key role in redrawing the boundaries of Europe, and promoting diplomacy by conference, whilst maintaining British prestige as a world power. Sensitive and melancholy, Castlereagh had a mental breakdown and committed suicide whilst in office in 1822.
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1809-1810
On display in Room 3 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1820
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1820
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
marble bust, 1822
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
possibly by David Morison
wax relief, 1822
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'Posting to the election, - a scene on the road to Brentford, Novr 1806'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 December 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
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'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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by Charles Williams
hand-coloured etching, published for the proprietors of Town Talk 1 April 1812
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by and published by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 20 September 1814 (1809-1810)
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Georg Siegmund Facius, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Joseph Nollekens
stipple engraving, published 17 December 1814
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Henry Meyer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1814
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Henry Meyer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1814
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 21 April 1814
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by Unknown artist
hand-coloured etching, circa 1818-1822
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'Marriage of the Princess Charlotte of Wales to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg'
by Robert Hicks, published by Nuttall, Fisher & Dixon, after William Marshall Craig
stipple and line engraving, published April 1818
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Poor Bull & his Burden or the Political Murraion [Murrain]
by George Cruikshank, published by Thomas Tegg
hand-coloured etching, published 15 December 1819
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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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The Broken Crown or, The Disasters of a Green-Bag Chief!!!
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by Orlando Hodgson
hand-coloured etching and letterpress, circa November-December 1820
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by Unknown artist, published by Thomas Dolby
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1820
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Doctors, Bishops, Judges, Generals, and Statesmen at hard work on a Sitting Committee
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by William Benbow
hand-coloured etching, 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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The R-l Bruiser, or Blomy Floor'd!!
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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How to get Un-married, - Ay, there's the Rub!
by and published by John Lewis Marks
coloured etching, published 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 Richard Dighton, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1821 or after
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'The Stool of Repentance; the Scorn of the World!!'
published by William Benbow
hand-coloured etching, published 10 January 1821
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