Sir James Mackintosh
(1765-1832), PhilosopherRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 9 portraits
Philosopher and a prominent Whig. He published Vindiciae Gallicae, 1791, in answer to Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution, but later came to admire Burke and to reject the French Revolution for 'its sanguinary history, its abominable principles and forever execrable leaders'.
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, exhibited 1804
NPG 45
by William Ridley, published by Vernor & Hood, after John Opie
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1804
NPG D15371
by Charles Wilkin, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 16 August 1814 (exhibited 1804)
NPG D38102
by Charles Wilkin, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 16 August 1814 (exhibited 1804)
NPG D15370
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 19 March 1829
NPG D48743
A Long Pull, A Stong [Strong] Pull and a Pull Altogether!!!
probably by Henry Heath, after Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published April 1829
NPG D48757
A Political Ruse "Ye Bankes & Braes"
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 17 February 1830
NPG D40983
by Isaac Wane Slater, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, published by and after Joseph Slater
lithograph, published 3 July 1832
NPG D38104
by William Greatbach, published by Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, after John Opie
line engraving, published 1846
NPG D13688
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