Sir John Malcolm
(1769-1833), Diplomat and administrator in IndiaRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 5 portraits
Malcolm began his career in India at the age of thirteen, when he began working for the East Company, the trading body that held the reins of Britain's Indian territories. He held various diplomatic and military positions and became an invaluable envoy of Marquess Wellesley, the Governor-General and a close ally of Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington). Malcolm spoke fluent Persian and published a popular history of Persia in 1815.
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1839
NPG 316a(81)
by Samuel Cousins, after Henry Corbould, after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
mezzotint, early 19th century
NPG D38163
by John Porter, after Sir George Hayter
mezzotint, published 1827
NPG D3662
by Richard James Lane, after Sir George Hayter
lithograph, 1832 (1815)
NPG D38161
by Richard James Lane, printed by Graf & Soret, after Sir George Hayter
lithograph, 1832 (1815)
NPG D38162
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