Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
(1829-1912), Speaker of the House of Commons; Trustee of the National Portrait GallerySitter in 24 portraits
The youngest son of Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, he was named after his godfather, the Duke of Wellington. Entering Parliament as an MP in 1865, he held a number of offices before being elected Speaker in 1884. Peel was considered a formidable speaker. He took office at a time of significant animosity between the two main parties and managed to maintain the dignity of the house despite these difficulties. This animosity flared up in 1893 when, during the committee stage of the second Home Rule Bill, a serious fight broke out on the floor of the House. Peel was summoned and, like 'a parent, wise as well as fond', at once restored order.
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Lance Calkin
oil on canvas
NPG 4085
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Harry Furniss
ink and wash, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3403
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1886
NPG 2326
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 2 July 1887
NPG 4733
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, 1900s?
NPG 2851
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, 1900s?
NPG 2852
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Thomas James Harrison, for London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, circa 1884
NPG x46638
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, circa mid 1880s
NPG x12579
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, early 1900s (1888?)
NPG x12701
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by York & Son, after Unknown photographer
glass lantern slide, 1890s
NPG x3670
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1892
NPG Ax15990
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Alexander Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1894
NPG x128022
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Alexander Bassano
bromide print, 1894
NPG x84464
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1894
NPG x96203
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son
lithograph, published in The Country Gentleman, Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal 23 May 1885
NPG D46147
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel ('Statesmen. No. 523.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 2 July 1887
NPG D44339
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
after Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
lithograph, 1891
NPG D23381
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
after Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
glass lantern slide, circa 1892-1895
NPG D41977
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
after Sir William Quiller Orchardson
photogravure, (1898)
NPG D39583
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Alfred Bryan
pen and ink
NPG D8176
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