Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt
(1757-1847), Archbishop of YorkRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 12 portraits
Edward Vernon obtained his first bishopric, that of Carlisle, when he was just thirty-four years old. He held this post for sixteen years and established a reputation as a moderate church reformer. He was appointed Archbishop of York in 1808, and was most attentive to the needs of his diocese. He contributed generously to the restoration funds when York Minster was twice damaged by fire, was a generous benefactor, and promoted the training of schoolmasters. Vernon took the additional name of Harcourt on succeeding to the property of his cousin, Earl Harcourt, in 1830.
The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
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by Sir George Hayter
pen and ink and wash, 1820
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Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt
after David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
carbon print, 4 October 1844; published 1928
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Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt
by Henry Meyer, published by Josiah Boydell, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published 6 July 1815 (1813)
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Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt
by Henry Meyer, after John Jackson
mezzotint, 1815 (1813)
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Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt
by and published by William James Ward, after William Owen
mezzotint, published September 1828 (1811)
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Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt
by and published by William James Ward, printed by Chatfield & Co, after William Owen
mezzotint, published September 1828 (1811)
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Grand Battle of Lords Spiritual and Temporal or Political courage brought to the Test
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
etching, circa April 1828
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Migra-Tory Peers, or The Lords Breaking Up
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 April 1832
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Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt
by George Henry Phillips, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, 1 November 1836 (1823)
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Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt
by George Brown, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, 1847
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Edward Venables Vernon Harcourt
by George Brown, printed by Dixon & Ross, after George Richmond
stipple, 1847
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