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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

(1830-1903), Prime Minister; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Sitter associated with 82 portraits
Conservative politician who was elected prime minister on three separate occasions: 1885-6, 1886-92 and 1895-1902. Salisbury entered the House of Commons in 1853 as MP for Stamford, Lincolnshire until he was raised to the peerage in 1868. He also served as Secretary of State for India under Disraeli (1874-8) and as Foreign Secretary (1878-80, 1887-92 and 1895-1900). He was a staunch imperialist and an opponent of reforms under liberal governments.

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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG 5004

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, related to drawing published in Vanity Fair 20 December 1900
NPG 5004

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.') - NPG 2861

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, early 1900s
NPG 2861

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.') - NPG 2862

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pen and ink, early 1900s
NPG 2862

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.') - NPG 2873

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
pencil, chalk and wash, early 1900s
NPG 2873

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