Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
(1830-1903), Prime Minister; Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryRobert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Sitter associated with 82 portraits
Conservative politician who was elected prime minister on three separate occasions: 1885-6, 1886-92 and 1895-1902. Salisbury entered the House of Commons in 1853 as MP for Stamford, Lincolnshire until he was raised to the peerage in 1868. He also served as Secretary of State for India under Disraeli (1874-8) and as Foreign Secretary (1878-80, 1887-92 and 1895-1900). He was a staunch imperialist and an opponent of reforms under liberal governments.
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, 1882
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
oil on canvas, 1883
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by William Cooper
sepia carbon print, 1883
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Unknown artist
marble bust, circa 1890s
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1891
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1891
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Phil May
pen and ink, 1893
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1893
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, related to drawing published in Vanity Fair 20 December 1900
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1900
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, early 1900s
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, early 1900s
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pencil, chalk and wash, early 1900s
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1902
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William Ewart Gladstone; Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1870s
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