John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
(1792-1878), Prime Minister and writer; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 249 portraits
As a Member of Parliament for the Whig party from 1813, Lord John Russell's efforts to reform Parliament contributed to the introduction of the Reform Act in 1832. Prime Minister 1846-52 and 1865-6, and Foreign Secretary 1859-65, he exemplified the Whig doctrines of civil rights, toleration of dissent and respect for education.
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by A. Marion & Co
albumen print on publisher's mount, 1861
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1861
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1861
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by A. Marion & Co
albumen print on photographer's mount, 1861
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by William Walker & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by and published by William Walker
albumen print, 1863, published 1865
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'Upwards of five hundred photographic portraits of the most celebrated personages of the age'
by Frederick Holland Mares, after Disdéri, and Camille Silvy, and Duroni & Murer, and Émile Desmaisons, and John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Herbert Watkins, and William Edward Kilburn, and Horatio Nelson King, and John & Charles Watkins, and James Mudd, and Unknown photographers, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by Window & Bridge
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1864
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by Window & Bridge
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1864
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1867
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1867
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Related People
- John Russell, Viscount Amberley (son)
- Francis Russell, 5th Duke of Bedford (uncle)
- John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford (father)
- Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford (brother)
- Lady Georgiana Adelaide Peel (née Russell) (daughter)
- Frances Anna Maria ('Fanny') (née Elliot), Countess Russell (wife)
- Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (grandson)
- Lady (Mary) Agatha Russell (daughter)
- Lord George William Russell (brother)
- Lord William Russell (uncle)
- Adelaide (née Lister), Lady Russell (wife)
- (Francis Albert) Rollo Russell (son)
- Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (grandfather)
- Lady Elizabeth Russell (née Keppel), Marchioness of Tavistock (grandmother)
- Lady Victoria Villiers (née Russell) (daughter)
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