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William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

(1808-1891), Promoter of science and industry and land owner

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 10 portraits

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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

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG x8027

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG x8027

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG x46484

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG x46484

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG Ax9711

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG Ax9711

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, by William Walker & Sons - NPG x76003

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

by William Walker & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x76003

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, by William Walker & Sons - NPG Ax7406

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

by William Walker & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax7406

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, by William Walker & Sons - NPG x46485

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

by William Walker & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x46485

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co - NPG Ax5445

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1889
NPG Ax5445

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co - NPG x8028

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1889
NPG x8028

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire ('Statesmen. No. 174.'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43643

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire ('Statesmen. No. 174.')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 6 June 1874
NPG D43643

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