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.
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 November 1831
NPG D41103
'Symptomatic of a Gentle Re-Action.'
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 20 December 1831
NPG D41106
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 24 December 1831
NPG D41107
Rebellion in the School of Reform
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 21 March 1831
NPG D46059
The Dissolution of Aristocratic Tyranny. or Vox Populi, Vox Dei
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa May 1831
NPG D48851
by and published by C. Galpin, printed by W. Clerk
lithograph, published 1831
NPG D13787
A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform
by Unknown artist
aquatint, published 1832
NPG D10854
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 February 1832
NPG D41114
Conspiracy to Blow Up the Parliament
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 4 April 1832
NPG D41124
The Great Stalking Horse, a Modern Antique
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 May 1832
NPG D41130
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 19 July 1832
NPG D41149
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 25 September 1832
NPG D41163
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 22 November 1832
NPG D41168
Battle Royal Between the Whig National School Boys & the Tory Charity Crabs
by and published by Gabriel Shire Tregear, and by Charles Jameson Grant
hand-coloured lithograph, published May 1832
NPG D46056
The managers last kick, or, the distruction of the boroughmongers
by Charles Jameson Grant, printed by John Quick
woodcut, circa 1832
NPG D46370
by Charles Jameson Grant, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1832
NPG D48858
published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published 1832
NPG D48861
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
by Benjamin Robert Haydon, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 June 1833
NPG D39922
Seconding a Motion or the Party of the Movement
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 August 1833
NPG D41217
The Exeter Cat and the Plymouth Mouse (John Russell, 1st Earl Russell; Henry Phillpotts)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 January 1834
NPG D41229
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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