Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough)
(1733-1805), Lord ChancellorRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 33 portraits
Alexander Wedderburn came from a distinguished Scottish legal family; educated at Edinburgh, he practiced law there until he entered Parliament in 1761, sitting for the Scottish seat of Ayr Burghs. An ambitious lawyer, Wedderburn viewed his parliamentary interests as subservient to his advancement in the legal profession. He served as Solicitor General and Attorney General before receiving a peerage and an appointment as Chief Justice of Common Pleas. He was Lord Chancellor from 1793 to 1801.
'Promis'd horrors of the French invasion, - or - forcible reasons for negotiating a regicide peace'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 October 1796
NPG D12579
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 30 June 1796
NPG D12576
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough)
by F. Bolt
stipple engraving, 1796
NPG D15330
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 14 February 1797
NPG D9266
'Bank-notes, - paper-money, - French-alarmists, - o, the devil, the devil! - ah! poor John Bull!!!'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 March 1797
NPG D12601
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 14 February 1797
NPG D13345
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough)
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after James Northcote
line engraving and etching, (circa 1798)
NPG D39888
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough)
by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by John Jeffryes, after James Northcote
line engraving and etching, published 1 February 1800 (circa 1798)
NPG D39889
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough)
by John Kay
etching, 1800
NPG D20507
'Integrity retiring from office!'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 24 February 1801
NPG D12756
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough)
by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Jackson, after James Northcote
stipple engraving, published 7 December 1812 (circa 1798)
NPG D39887
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough) when Lord Loughborough
by Henry Meyer, after James Northcote
stipple engraving, published 1812
NPG D5841
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (Lord Loughborough) when Lord Loughborough
by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Jackson, after James Northcote
stipple engraving, published 7 December 1812
NPG D14611
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