Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
(1800-1859), Historian, poet and politician; MP for Calne, Leeds and Edinburgh; Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 26 portraits
The statesman and historian was among the founding trustees of the National Portrait Gallery, and one of the great intellectual figures of the age. He became a mainstay of the Edinburgh Review, MP from 1830, member of the Supreme Council of India, 1834-38 and Secretary at War, 1839-41, as well as proposing and carrying the copyright bill. Macaulay published his famous History of England, 1848-55. Macaulay is particularly remembered for his controversial 1835 ‘Minute on Indian Education’ which introduced English education to India and created a group within Indian society who are sometimes referred to as ‘Macaulay’s children’.
The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846
by John Partridge
oil on canvas, circa 1846-1853
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'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by John Partridge
oil on paper, circa 1846
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Sketch for 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
pencil, circa 1846
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Carlo Marochetti
bronze medallion, 1848
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by John Partridge
oil on canvas, circa 1849-1853
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Edward Matthew Ward
oil on canvas, 1853
On display in Room 21 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Sir Francis Grant
oil on canvas, 1853
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The Funeral of Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Sir George Scharf
pen and ink, 1860
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Key to 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'
by Sir George Scharf
pen and ink and wash, 1872
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Carlo Marochetti
plaster cast of medallion
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, April 1856
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Maull & Co, after Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, (April 1856)
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Maull & Polyblank, published by Adam & Charles Black
albumen print, published 1863 (April 1856)
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, April 1856
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published June 1856 (April 1856)
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, April 1856
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Antoine Claudet
photogravure, 1860s
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published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen print, published 1876
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Samuel William Reynolds Jr
mezzotint, published 24 July 1833
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An Agreeable Specimen of an After-Dinner Speech or The Way to Bamboozle John Bull
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 January 1834
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 May 1840
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
after Sir Francis Grant
photogravure, (1858)
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
after Sir Francis Grant
photogravure, (1858)
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Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative
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Related People
- Zachary Macaulay (father)
- Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 2nd Bt (nephew)
- Hannah More (née Macaulay), Lady Trevelyan (sister)
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