George Canning
(1770-1827), Prime MinisterRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 64 portraits
A brilliant Tory statesman and orator, but distrusted for his opportunism and inconsistency. After a brief period following the Whigs, Canning entered Parliament in 1793 as a disciple of William Pitt. He is remembered as the architect of Britain's liberal foreign policy after the Napoleonic Wars, and for supporting the Greeks in their struggle against the Ottomans and the Latin American colonies against Spain and Portugal. Canning clashed with Lord Castlereagh over war strategy and fought a duel with him in 1809. After Castlereagh's death in 1822 he became Foreign Secretary again. Prime Minister in 1827, he died within four months.
The King Commander in Chief; or, the Upset of the Waterloo-man, Bags & Baggage
by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
coloured etching, published 8 May 1827
NPG D10676
possibly by Thomas Wells Ingram
bronze medal, 1827
NPG D36106
by Unknown artist
bronze medal, 1827 or after
NPG D42246
Diogenese in Search of an Honest Ministry
by Henry Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 30 April 1827
NPG D46030
The Game Cock and the Dunghills
by Henry Heath, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 22 April 1827
NPG D46031
by Henry Heath, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 29 April 1827
NPG D46032
'A Complete Turn-Out among the Cabinet-Makers'
probably by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published April 1827
NPG D48686
by Charles Williams, published by Samuel Knight (Knights)
hand-coloured etching, published April 1827
NPG D48687
by Charles Williams, published by Samuel Knight (Knights)
hand-coloured etching, published 3 May 1827
NPG D48691
'To Be, or not To Be, that is the Question.'
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 8 May 1827
NPG D48692
The King Commander in Chief; or, the Upset of the Waterloo-man, Bags & Baggage
by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
coloured etching, published 8 May 1827
NPG D48693
Cabinet Ins and Outs. No. 4. The Rising Sun or Faction Defeated.
by Henry Heath, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 10 May 1827
NPG D48694
'A Great Political Magician giving the Wand of Power to his Cunning Harlequin'
by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 19 May 1827
NPG D48695
'The Three George's - The Patron - The Sovereign - and the Patriot'
by Charles Williams, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 7 May 1827
NPG D48696
'The Head Watchman of the Treasury'
by Henry Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 15 May 1827
NPG D48697
by Thomas Howell Jones, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 June 1827
NPG D48699
by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1827
NPG D1207
by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1827
NPG D1208
by and published by Charles Turner, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 20 July 1827
NPG D16121
The Apparition. A Cabinet Picture from the Downing St Collection
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published November 1829
NPG D40936
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