Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
(1837-1899), Lord ChancellorSitter in 15 portraits
A lawyer by training, in 1872 Herschell was made a Queen's Counsel. Two years later he entered the House of Commons as a Liberal MP. Although not a frequent speaker, he gained a reputation as a debater that brought him to the attention of Gladstone who made him Solicitor-General in 1880. His first chancellorship, in 1886, lasted barely six months, for in August of that year Gladstone's Home Rule Bill was rejected in the Commons and the administration fell. In 1892, when Gladstone returned to power, Herschell was again appointed Lord Chancellor.
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 19 March 1881
NPG 2721
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, circa 1887
NPG 2343
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, circa 1887
NPG 2344
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, circa 1887
NPG 2345
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1880
NPG x96410
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1880
NPG x96411
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1880
NPG x96412
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1890
NPG Ax14746
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by York & Son, after Unknown photographer
glass lantern slide, 1890s
NPG x3650
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1890
NPG x18426
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell as Lord Chief Justice Sir Edward Coke
by W. & D. Downey, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41252
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell ('Statesmen. No. 353.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 19 March 1881
NPG D44004
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by George J. Stodart, after Henry Tanworth Wells
stipple engraving, 1886 or after
NPG D20729
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1890
NPG x18427
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
by W. & D. Downey
carbon print, published 1890
NPG x18428
Comments back to top
We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.
If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.