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Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope

(1781-1855), Man of affairs

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 5 portraits
Born in 1781, Philip was the eldest son of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope. He became estranged from his father, who was a widely known supporter of the French Revolution, after rejecting his radical education. Philip was supported in his political career by his father-in-law Robert Smith, First Baron Carrington and by his connection to Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger. His father excluded him as far as possible from his inheritance; however, Philip built his own wealth through business partnerships such as the co-ownership of a sugar plantation in Jamaica. This was worked by 222 enslaved Africans for whom Stanhope was awarded compensation after the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1833.

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Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  William Haines - NPG D13646

Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope

by Samuel William Reynolds, after William Haines
mezzotint, 1819 or after
NPG D13646

Guy Fawkes or The Anniversary of the Popish Plot, by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41023

Guy Fawkes or The Anniversary of the Popish Plot

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 November 1830
NPG D41023

Evidently Not Content, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41032

Evidently Not Content

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 7 December 1830
NPG D41032

The Schoolmaster At Home (Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope; Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux), by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by  Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D41034

The Schoolmaster At Home (Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope; Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux)

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 14 December 1830
NPG D41034

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