Sir John Bowring
(1792-1872), Political economist, traveller and the 4th Governor of Hong KongEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 18 portraits
Economist, linguist, writer and traveller; promoted reforms to the keeping of public accounts and obtained the issue of the florin as the first step towards a decimal system of currency. Friend of John Stuart Mill and editor of the radical 'Westminster Review'; after a varied career as journalist, poet, financial and economic expert. MP, traveller and diplomat, became consul at Canton, 1847; later appointed plenipotentiary to China and governor commander-in-chief and vice-admiral of Hong Kong; undertook hostilities against the Chinese, 1856, and with Palmerston's support withstood a vote censure.
by John King
oil on canvas, 1826
NPG 1113
by William Brockedon
black chalk, 1831
NPG 2515(56)
by Pierre-Jean David D'Angers, cast by Louis Richard
bronze medallion, 1832
NPG 1082
The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840
by Benjamin Robert Haydon
oil on canvas, 1841
On display in Room 12 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 599
by Unknown artist
pencil, 1854
NPG 2550
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18310
by William Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1832
NPG D32026
The Rejected of Kilmarnock (Sir John Bowring)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 21 August 1837
NPG D41430
Great Western General Booking Office
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 31 August 1837
NPG D41433
by William Holl Jr, after Bryan Edward Duppa
stipple engraving, published 1840
NPG D32024
by James Stephenson, after Charles Allen Duval
mixed-method engraving, 1844
NPG D32025
by James Stephenson, after Charles Allen Duval
mixed-method engraving, 1844
NPG D2844
'The Abolition of the Slave Trade' (The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840)
by John Alfred Vinter, after Benjamin Robert Haydon
lithograph, circa 1846-1864 (1841)
NPG D23546
'The Abolition of the Slave Trade' (The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840)
by John Alfred Vinter, after Benjamin Robert Haydon
lithograph, circa 1846-1864 (1841)
NPG D32033
'The Abolition of the Slave Trade' (The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840)
by John Alfred Vinter, after Benjamin Robert Haydon
lithograph, circa 1846-1864 (1841)
NPG D20516
by James Henry Lynch, after Benjamin Richard Green
lithograph, 1848 or after
NPG D2843
by Richard Taylor, after Maull & Polyblank
wood engraving, published 1871
NPG D2842
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax38780
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