Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
(1778-1868), Lord ChancellorRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 280 portraits
A radical Whig lawyer and MP, Brougham campaigned for the advancement of education and reform. Entering Parliament in 1810 as a Whig, he promoted legislation against slave trading. Renown for his defence of Queen Caroline at her 1820 'trial'. As Lord Chancellor he played a leading part in drafting and promoting the Reform Bill (1832) with Lord Grey. Brougham co-founded the Whig periodical the Edinburgh Review (1802) with Sydney Smith. He helped establish the London Mechanics Institutes (1824), the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1826), and the non-denominational University College London (1828), founded to provide education to all classes and creeds.
Steward's Court of the Manor of Torre Devon
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published December 1820
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The Time Piece! & Cunning Jack o' both sides
possibly by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published June 1820
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attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 6 August 1821
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Returning Justice lifts aloft her Scale
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 1 June 1821
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attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 1 June 1821
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Lucifera's Procession. Fairy-Queen
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 12 May 1821
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Caroline Fair, or Mat Pudding and his Mountebank
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, 16 April 1821
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Buy a Broom ?!! (Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux)
by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1825
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Diogenese in Search of an Honest Ministry
by Henry Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 30 April 1827
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by Charles Williams, published by Samuel Knight (Knights)
hand-coloured etching, published 3 May 1827
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by Robert Seymour, published by E. King
hand-coloured etching, circa January 1828
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published June 1829
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by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 18 July 1829
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by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Edward McLean
lithograph, published 22 September 1829
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The Wellinton [Wellington] Testimonial
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published May 1829
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The Battle of the Petitions, a Farce now performing with great applause at both Houses
published by John Field
hand-coloured etching, published circa March 1829
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published by John Field
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
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'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union'
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
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'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union'
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48725
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 19 March 1829
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