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Sir John Malcolm

(1769-1833), Diplomat and administrator in India

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 5 portraits
Malcolm began his career in India at the age of thirteen, when he began working for the East Company, the trading body that held the reins of Britain's Indian territories. He held various diplomatic and military positions and became an invaluable envoy of Marquess Wellesley, the Governor-General and a close ally of Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington). Malcolm spoke fluent Persian and published a popular history of Persia in 1815.

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Sir John Malcolm, by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey - NPG 316a(81)Sir John Malcolm
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
NPG 316a(81)
Sir John Malcolm, by Samuel Cousins, after Henry Corbould, after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey - NPG D38163Sir John Malcolm
by Samuel Cousins, after Henry Corbould, after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
NPG D38163
Sir John Malcolm, by John Porter, after Sir George Hayter - NPG D3662Sir John Malcolm
by John Porter, after Sir George Hayter
NPG D3662
Sir John Malcolm, by Richard James Lane, after Sir George Hayter - NPG D38161Sir John Malcolm
by Richard James Lane, after Sir George Hayter
NPG D38161
Sir John Malcolm, by Richard James Lane, printed by Graf & Soret, after Sir George Hayter - NPG D38162Sir John Malcolm
by Richard James Lane, printed by Graf & Soret, after Sir George Hayter
NPG D38162

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