Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham
(1695-1770), DiplomatEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 4 portraits
Diplomat. He was secretary and later chargé d'affaires (1723) for the English embassy in Paris, ambassador to Vienna (1730-48) and joint plenipotentiary for the peace conference at Aix-la-Chapelle (1748). Among other offices, he was Secretary of State for the southern department (1754-5) and joint Postmaster-General (1765-7). He was MP for Thirsk and Christchurch and was created Baron Grantham in 1761.
Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham
by Unknown artist
pastel, circa 1740-1745
NPG 1586
Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham
by Edward Harding
stipple engraving, published 1802
NPG D39809
Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham
by Edward Harding, published by William Coxe
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1802
NPG D2798
Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham
by Edward Harding, published by William Coxe
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1802
NPG D2799
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