Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
(1830-1903), Prime Minister; Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryRobert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Sitter associated with 82 portraits
Conservative politician who was elected prime minister on three separate occasions: 1885-6, 1886-92 and 1895-1902. Salisbury entered the House of Commons in 1853 as MP for Stamford, Lincolnshire until he was raised to the peerage in 1868. He also served as Secretary of State for India under Disraeli (1874-8) and as Foreign Secretary (1878-80, 1887-92 and 1895-1900). He was a staunch imperialist and an opponent of reforms under liberal governments.
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
after Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
lithograph, 1889
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
after Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
lithograph, 1889
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
after Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
glass lantern slide, circa 1892-1895
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
after Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
glass lantern slide, circa 1892-1895
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Arthur Balfour, Frederick Temple, Edward White Benson et al
after Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
glass lantern slide, circa 1892-1895
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after Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
glass lantern slide, circa 1892-1895
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury speaking in the House of Lords
supplement to The Graphic, after Sydney Prior Hall
chromolithograph, published 1894
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Riddle & Couchman, supplement to Illustrated London News, after James Russell & Sons
chromolithograph, published 3 August 1895
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possibly by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1899
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury ('Statesmen. No. 730.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 20 December 1900
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Alfred Bryan
pen and ink
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1883
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1883
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1883
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1883
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1883
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1893
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by James Russell & Sons
woodburytype
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Unknown photographer
woodburytype
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by James Russell & Sons
carbon print
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
manufactured by J.C. Edwards (Ruabon) Ltd
moulded and glazed earthenware tile, circa 1897
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