Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
(1769-1822), StatesmanRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 56 portraits
Known as 'Lord Castlereagh', Stewart entered Parliament in 1795. He made his mark under Pitt as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1798-1801), crushing the 1798 Rebellion and overseeing the Act of Union (1801), which integrated Ireland and England and abolished the Irish Parliament. Whist Foreign Secretary (1812-22) he was responsible for uniting the powers that overthrew Napoleon, and became the chief architect of the Treaty of Vienna, (1815) playing a key role in redrawing the boundaries of Europe, and promoting diplomacy by conference, whilst maintaining British prestige as a world power. Sensitive and melancholy, Castlereagh had a mental breakdown and committed suicide whilst in office in 1822.
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by George Dance
pencil, 1794
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1809-1810
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
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The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1820
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1820
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
marble bust, 1822
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
possibly by David Morison
wax relief, 1822
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'Posting to the election, - a scene on the road to Brentford, Novr 1806'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 December 1806
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'Political mathematician's, shaking the Broad Bottom'd hemispheres'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 9 January 1807
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 23 February 1807
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'Charon's boat - or - the ghost's of "All the Talents" taking their last voyage'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 16 July 1807
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'British tars, towing the Danish fleet into harbour'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 October 1807
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'Delicious dreams! - Castles in the air! - Glorious prospects!'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 10 April 1808
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'Broad-bottom drones storming the hive - wasps, hornets & bumble bees, joining in the attack'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1808
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 22 March 1808
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'Disciples catching the mantle: - the spirit of darkness overshadowing the priests of Baal'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 June 1808
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 22 February 1809
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'Overthrow of the Republican-Babel'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 May 1809
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'An old English-gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1809
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by Charles Williams
hand-coloured etching, published for the proprietors of Town Talk 1 April 1812
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