John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer
(1782-1845), Whig statesmanRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 66 portraits
One of the oldest and most respected whig leaders; As leader of his party in the Commons (he was still Lord Althorp), successfully steered through the House the Great Reform Bill of 1832.
John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer
by Charles Turner, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, published 1831
NPG D42003
'Symptomatic of a Gentle Re-Action.'
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 20 December 1831
NPG D41106
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
John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer
by and published by Charles Turner, and published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, and published by Rudolph Ackermann, and published by Birdsall, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, published 14 June 1831
NPG D18714
A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform
by Unknown artist
aquatint, published 1832
NPG D10854
John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer
by and published by Charles Turner, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co
mezzotint, published 17 December 1832
NPG D42005
'"Following the Leader." A new political Game.'
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 25 January 1832
NPG D41111
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
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 May 1832
NPG D41129
A Group of Sporting Characters at Epsom. How are the odds on the Derby?
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 12 June 1832
NPG D41141
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 17 June 1832
NPG D41142
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 August 1832
NPG D41151
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
published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published 1832
NPG D48861
'You May Know a Man by the Company he Keeps'
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 14 February 1833
NPG D41176
Administering a Bitter Dose to a Fractious Patient
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 February 1833
NPG D41179
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 4 April 1833
NPG D41188
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 29 April 1833
NPG D41192
Related People
- Henrietta Frances ('Harriet') Ponsonby (née Spencer), Countess of Bessborough (aunt)
- Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire (aunt)
- George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton (nephew)
- Sarah Lyttelton (née Spencer), Lady Lyttelton (sister)
- Hon. Spencer Lyttelton (nephew)
- John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (grandfather)
- (Margaret) Georgiana Spencer (née Poyntz), Countess Spencer (grandmother)
- George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (father)
- Lavinia Spencer (née Bingham), Countess Spencer (mother)
- Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (brother)
- John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer (nephew)
- Lady Sarah Isabella Spencer (niece)
- Sir Robert Cavendish Spencer (brother)
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