John Bright
(1811-1889), Statesman and oratorEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 98 portraits
One of the most important and influential political figures of the age. Bright managed his family's cotton mills before entering public life in the 1830s. A radical orator and Liberal politician, he led the agitation for the repeal of the Corn Laws with Richard Cobden and was instrumental in the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty (1860). He sat in the House of Commons from 1843-89, promoting free trade, electoral reform and religious freedom, and was one of the most important and influential political figures of the age. A close friend of Rupert Potter, Beatrix Potter often recalled her father and Bright's conversations in her journals and he visited the Potters during their Scottish holidays.
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by A. Marion & Co
albumen print, 1861
NPG x4322
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861
NPG x6056
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG x38976
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG Ax5072
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x4311
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG Ax46269
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x4314
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax5071
by Robert White Thrupp
albumen carte-de-visite, 1868
NPG Ax18242
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax17736
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax18278
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax28418
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax38633
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax8537
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax8539
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x27756
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x3677
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x3773
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x4308
possibly by Lock & Whitfield, published by John C. Murdoch
woodburytype carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x46993
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