Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
(1804-1881), Prime Minister and novelist; Trustee of the National Portrait GallerySitter associated with 112 portraits
Disraeli was a Tory statesman, becoming Prime Minister in 1868 and again, for a longer period, in 1874. He was born in London into a wealthy Jewish-Italian family and started out as a solicitor before becoming an eccentric writer who dressed in ostentatious clothes. During his time in government, he introduced legislation designed to improve the conditions of the working class, although its success was limited. He also undertook an aggressive imperial policy, including audaciously purchasing a controlling interest for Britain in the Suez Canal in Egypt, which provided the British with a pathway to its colony, India.
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by W. & D. Downey
woodburytype, published 1881
NPG Ax27779
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Henry William Taunt & Co
woodburytype, published 1881
NPG Ax27803
'King Edward & His Empire Builders'
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x197883
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Unknown photographer
albumen print
NPG Ax27713
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
after Daniel Maclise
pen and ink, (early 1830s)
NPG D34564
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield ('Fancy Portrait of Dizzy as the Bravo of St. Stephen's')
after Unknown artist
wood engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D7662
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, (circa 1830-1850)
NPG D18883
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Daniel Maclise, published by James Fraser
lithograph, circa 1833
NPG D1032
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
stipple engraving, circa 1837
NPG D46293
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
stipple engraving, circa 1837
NPG D1031
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
stipple engraving, circa 1837
NPG D7814
What, in Parliamentary Phrase, may be termed a Pair
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 18 July 1839
NPG D41538
'What, in Parliamentary phrase, may be termed a pair'
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 18 July 1839
NPG D1239
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by John Henry Robinson, published by George Virtue, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, (1840)
NPG D7817
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by John Henry Robinson, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, (1840)
NPG D13928
'The Bucks election - Mr Disraeli addressing the electors in the County Hall, Aylesbury'
by Frederick James Smyth
wood engraving, published by the Illustrated London News, 24 July 1852
NPG D45902
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Frederick Cartwright, after Mayall
lithograph, 1860s
NPG D21538
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor
lithograph, 1860s
NPG D21541
by Thomas Oldham Barlow, after John Phillip
mezzotint, 1863 or after
NPG D1396
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving, published 9 February 1867
NPG D11225
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by 'A.T.'
engraving, published 1868
NPG D4426
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield [Statesmen No. 1]
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 30 January 1869
NPG D43364
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 30 January 1869
NPG D1033
after Unknown artist
embossed chromolithographic 'scrap', late 19th century
NPG D42972
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield ('Dizzy')
published by Frederick Arnold, after Unknown artist
lithograph, published in the Hornet 19 July 1871
NPG D48245
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Faustin Betbeder ('Faustin')
chromolithograph, 1874
NPG D23024
published by Morris & Newman, after Unknown artist
hand-coloured lithograph, 1876
NPG D48207
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Georges Labadie Pilotell
drypoint, published 1878
NPG D21537
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
after Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
stipple engraving, (1878)
NPG D21544
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield ('the junior Ambassador."')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 2 July 1878
NPG D43856
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Georges Labadie Pilotell
drypoint, published 1878
NPG D19527
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield; Montagu William Lowry Corry, Baron Rowton ('Season number')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 16 December 1879
NPG D43936
Lord Beaconsfield addressing the House of Lords
after Frederick Sargent
chromolithograph, circa 1880
NPG D21600
'Monarchical Devotion - "A Mighty Fortress is our God"'
by J. Keppler
chromolithograph, published 1880
NPG D33659
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by W.G.S., after (Cornelius) Jabez Hughes
lithograph, published 1881 (1878)
NPG D21539
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Fine Art Society Ltd, after Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
mezzotint, published 15 December 1881
NPG D21543
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Maclure & Macdonald, after W. & D. Downey
chromolithograph, published 23 December 1882 (1868)
NPG D21542
'Primrose Day' (Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield)
by W. Saull, published by Harper's Bazaar
wood engraving, 1886
NPG D21540
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield ('Primrose Day')
by W. Saull
wood engraving, 1886
NPG D1034
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax9512
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, (early 1860s)
NPG x648
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x654
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1868
NPG Ax38631
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1868
NPG x657
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1868
NPG x660
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by W. & D. Downey, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, 1868, published 1881
NPG x663
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
after Mayall
albumen print on card mount, circa 1868
NPG x655
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by (Cornelius) Jabez Hughes
carbon cabinet card, 22 July 1878
NPG x667
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
after Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
stipple engraving, (1878)
NPG D1168
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, published by Fine Art Society Ltd, after Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
mezzotint, published 15 December 1881
NPG D49669
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by William Biscombe Gardner, published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving on paper, laid on linen, published 30 April 1881 based on a work of 1880
NPG D49670
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