Warren Hastings
(1732-1818), Governor-General of IndiaMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 48 portraits
Hastings was the first Governor-General of India (1772 -85). He transformed the East India Company from a trading organisation into a great military and naval power. He established full-scale British civil administration in India, but his methods led to a trial for corruption at which he was acquitted in 1795.
by Henry Bone, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
pencil and ink drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1800 (1796)
NPG D17579
by Henry Bone, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, circa 1800 (1796)
NPG D17753
by William Nutter, published by Robert Cribb, after Robert Fulton
stipple engraving, published 15 May 1801
NPG D20354
by Samuel Freeman, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John James Masquerier
stipple engraving, published 9 November 1815 (1806)
NPG D35560
by Samuel Freeman, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John James Masquerier
stipple engraving, published 9 November 1815 (1806)
NPG D35561
by Sir Richard Rivington Holmes, after John Jones, after John Thomas Seton (Seaton)
pencil on tracing paper, 1887 (1784)
NPG D35207
issued by Sarony & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
gravure cigarette card, 1923 (1811)
NPG D48922
by and published by William Bromley, after Thomas Stothard
line engraving, published 29 June 1797
NPG D19552
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