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Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth

(1752-1825), Diplomat

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 4 portraits
Whitworth received his first diplomatic posting to Poland in 1785. In 1788, he was transferred to Russia with the objective of suggesting an Anlgo-Rusian alliance. He succeeded in negotiating a treaty of alliance in 1795, although the death of the Empress Catharine delayed its signature until 1798. Whitworth was posted to Paris in 1802, where he was presented to the first consul, Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1803, Bonaparte accused Britain of breaching a treaty relating to Malta and Egypt. Whitworth's diplomatic response to this accusation won him much praise and this event proved the most widely reported in his career.

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Plenipotentiaries of Britain, Holland, Prussia and Russia signing the Treaty of 1791, by Edward Dayes - NPG 6263Plenipotentiaries of Britain, Holland, Prussia and Russia signing the Treaty of 1791
by Edward Dayes
NPG 6263
The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 999The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
NPG 999
Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth, by Charles Turner, published by Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D37576Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth
by Charles Turner, published by Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
NPG D37576
Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth, by John Henry Robinson, published by Fisher Son & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D15775Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth
by John Henry Robinson, published by Fisher Son & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
NPG D15775

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