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John Bright

(1811-1889), Statesman and orator

Early 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.

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John Bright, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by  A. Marion & Co - NPG x4322

John Bright

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by A. Marion & Co
albumen print, 1861
NPG x4322

John Bright, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x6056

John Bright

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861
NPG x6056

John Bright, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG x38976

John Bright

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG x38976

John Bright, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG Ax5072

John Bright

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG Ax5072

John Bright, by W. & D. Downey - NPG x4311

John Bright

by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x4311

John Bright, by W. & D. Downey - NPG Ax46269

John Bright

by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG Ax46269

John Bright, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x4314

John Bright

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x4314

John Bright, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax5071

John Bright

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax5071

John Bright, by Robert White Thrupp - NPG Ax18242

John Bright

by Robert White Thrupp
albumen carte-de-visite, 1868
NPG Ax18242

John Bright, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax17736

John Bright

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax17736

John Bright, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax18278

John Bright

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax18278

John Bright, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG Ax28418

John Bright

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax28418

John Bright, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG Ax38633

John Bright

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax38633

John Bright, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG Ax8537

John Bright

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax8537

John Bright, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG Ax8539

John Bright

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax8539

John Bright, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG x27756

John Bright

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x27756

John Bright, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG x3677

John Bright

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x3677

John Bright, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG x3773

John Bright

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x3773

John Bright, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG x4308

John Bright

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x4308

John Bright, possibly by Lock & Whitfield, published by  John C. Murdoch - NPG x46993

John Bright

possibly by Lock & Whitfield, published by John C. Murdoch
woodburytype carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x46993

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