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.
Explore the portrait of Benjamin Disraeli by Sir Joseph Boehm (NPG 1760) from all angles.
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
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