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George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

(1784-1860), Prime Minister

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 57 portraits
Skilful and conciliatory Foreign Secretary from 1841-46, Gordon supported Peel over the repeal of the Corn Laws, forming a coalition ministry of Whigs and Peelites in 1852.

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Study for 'Patrons and Lovers of Art', by Pieter Christoffel Wonder - NPG 793

Study for 'Patrons and Lovers of Art'

by Pieter Christoffel Wonder
oil on canvas, circa 1826
NPG 793

The House of Commons, 1833, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 54

The House of Commons, 1833

by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1833-1843
NPG 54

Members of the House of Lords, attributed to (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank - NPG 2789

Members of the House of Lords

attributed to (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
pencil and sepia wash, circa 1835
NPG 2789

The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846, by John Partridge - NPG 342

The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846

by John Partridge
oil on canvas, circa 1846-1853
NPG 342

'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846', by John Partridge - NPG 343a

'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'

by John Partridge
oil on paper, circa 1846
NPG 343a

Sketch for 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846', by Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha - NPG 343b

Sketch for 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'

by Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
pencil, circa 1846
NPG 343b

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, by John Partridge - NPG 750

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

by John Partridge
oil on canvas, circa 1847
NPG 750

The Coalition Ministry, 1854, by Sir John Gilbert - NPG 1125

The Coalition Ministry, 1854

by Sir John Gilbert
pencil, pen and ink and wash, 1855
NPG 1125

Engraving after 'The Coalition Ministry, 1854', by William Walker, after Sir John Gilbert - NPG 1125a

Engraving after 'The Coalition Ministry, 1854'

by William Walker, after Sir John Gilbert
engraving, 1857
NPG 1125a

Key to 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846', by Sir George Scharf - NPG 343c

Key to 'The Fine Arts Commissioners, 1846'

by Sir George Scharf
pen and ink and wash, 1872
NPG 343c

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG x14260

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published June 1858
NPG x14260

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG Ax5050

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1 July 1860
NPG Ax5050

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D5604

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1809
NPG D5604

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D7137

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1828
NPG D7137

The Abstruce Joke. A Scene off Terceira, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D40945

The Abstruce Joke. A Scene off Terceira

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published September 1829
NPG D40945

A Political Riddle, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D40956

A Political Riddle

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 June 1829
NPG D40956

A Political Riddle, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D48779

A Political Riddle

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 6 June 1829
NPG D48779

Raw Head and Bloody Bones, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41001

Raw Head and Bloody Bones

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 June 1830
NPG D41001

The Greek Papers, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41005

The Greek Papers

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 30 June 1830
NPG D41005

A Masked Battery, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41020

A Masked Battery

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 4 October 1830
NPG D41020

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