Edmund Burke
(1729-1797), Statesman; orator; authorMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 107 portraits
Burke was one of the eighteenth century's leading statesmen, political thinkers and writers. His impact on the Regency age centres on his Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), a major work opposing the French Revolution which laid the foundations of modern British conservatism. Originally a Whig, he showed liberal support for the North American colonies and Catholic emancipation. Despite his early reputation as a reformer, Burke's Reflections expressed fears that revolutionary ideals would violently destroy essential British traditions and institutions. These views led him to break with the Whigs and side with the Tories, for whom he became a figurehead.
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1820
NPG D920
by John Henry Robinson, published by Fisher Son & Co, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1847 (1774)
NPG D32423
'A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's'
by D. George Thompson, published by Owen Bailey, after James William Edmund Doyle
stipple and line engraving, published 1 October 1851
NPG D14518
by James Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D12231
by James Watson, published by Robert Sayer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1 May 1771
NPG D20364
by and published by Charles Knight, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 20 March 1781
NPG D19984
'A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's'
by D. George Thompson, published by William Walker, and Owen Bailey, after James William Edmund Doyle
stipple and line engraving, published 1 July 1848
NPG D49811
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