John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
(1766-1839), Landowner; Lord-Lieutenant of IrelandRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 26 portraits
A Whig MP from 1788 to 1802, Russell was an advocate for parliamentary reform. He succeeded to the dukedom on the death of his elder brother, Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford. Disillusioned by the war with France and the collapse of radical hopes, he resigned from politics in 1807. Thereafter, Russell devoted himself to the improvement of his properties, forming a notable art collection at Woburn Abbey and developing an interest in horticulture and botany. He was a leading agricultural improver; he rebuilt Covent Garden market (1830) and became a vice-president of the newly founded (Royal) Agricultural Society (1838). He died in Perthshire in 1839.
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
by Henry Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1824
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John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
by Thomas Anthony Dean, after George Perfect Harding, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 1832
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Hop O'My Thumb (John Russell, 1st Earl Russell; John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 June 1835
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 June 1836
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John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
by Richard James Lane, after Sir Edwin Landseer
lithograph, 1852 (6 August 1838)
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John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
by Richard James Lane, after Sir Edwin Landseer
lithograph, 1852 (6 August 1838)
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Related People
- Louisa Jane (née Russell), Duchess of Abercorn (daughter)
- William Anne Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle (grandfather)
- John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (grandfather)
- Gertrude Russell (née Leveson-Gower), Duchess of Bedford (grandmother)
- Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (brother)
- Georgiana (née Byng), Lady Russell (wife)
- Georgiana Russell (née Gordon), Duchess of Bedford (wife)
- Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford (son)
- John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (son)
- Lord Alexander George Russell (son)
- Lord Charles James Fox Russell (son)
- Lord Cosmo George Russell (son)
- Lord George William Russell (son)
- Lord William Russell (brother)
- Lady Georgiana Elizabeth Russell (later Mrs Romilly) (daughter)
- Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (father)
- Lady Elizabeth Russell (née Keppel), Marchioness of Tavistock (mother)
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