Henry du Pré Labouchère
(1831-1912), Writer, publisher, theatre owner and Liberal politician; MP for Windsor, Middlesex and NorthamptonSitter in 18 portraits
Educated at Eton and at Cambridge University. He served in the Diplomatic Service from 1854 to 1864 in a number of countries before being dismissed for refusing a posting to Buenos Aires. In 1865 he was elected as a Liberal MP but lost his seat. He spent the next twelve years away from the House of Commons, gaining renown as a journalist, editor and publisher. He returned to parliament in 1880, winning a seat in Northampton which he held for twenty-five years. In 1885 he drafted the Labouchere Amendment, outlawing 'gross indecency', a euphemism for sodomy. This amendment allowed for the prosecution, in 1895, of Oscar Wilde, who was imprisoned for the crime.
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3589
The Lobby of the House of Commons, 1886
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
oil on canvas, published in Vanity Fair Christmas Supplement 1886
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by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1888-1889
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John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn; Henry du Pré Labouchère
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, published in The Graphic 2 March 1889
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Henry du Pré Labouchère; Justin McCarthy
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1889
NPG 2284
by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, circa 1900s-1912
NPG 2848
by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
ink silhouette, circa 1900s-1912
NPG 2867
by Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print on cream card mount, 1887
NPG x127453
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print, published May 1890
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by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 27 May 1897
NPG x31500
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 20 July 1905
NPG x75719
The Maharaja and Maharani of Baroda and party on the Terrace of the House of Commons
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 5 July 1905
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by studio of Giacomo Brogi
vintage print, 1906-1912
NPG x12143
Henry du Pré Labouchere ('Men of the Day. No. 90.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 7 November 1874
NPG D43665
after Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
glass lantern slide, circa 1892-1895
NPG D41953
by Harold Wright ('Stuff')
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 25 November 1897
NPG D44883
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print, published May 1890
NPG x9142
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