Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere (1800-1857), Statesman and poet; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
c.1804
Drawing by H. Edridge (with his two sisters, Lady Charlotte and Lady Elizabeth). Formerly collection of the Marquess of Stafford, Trentham Hall.
c.1806
Painting by T. Phillips (with his two sisters). Collection of the Duke of Sutherland.
Exhibited RA, 1806 (109).
c.1824
Busts by R. W. Sievier. Exhibited RA, 1824 (990), and, in marble, 1826 (1059).
c.1827
Painting by Sir T. Lawrence. Collection of the Duke of Sutherland.
Exhibited RA, 1827 (212). Reproduced Illustrated Catalogue of Thirty Pictures in the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Sutherland, Christie's, 1957, p 24.
1835
Engraving by D. Maclise, published Fraser's Magazine, XII (July 1835), facing 43, as no. 62 of Maclise's 'Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters'. A drawing for this is in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
1837
Engraving by H. Cousins, after J. Bostock, published T. Agnew, 1837 (example in NPG).
'Return from Hawking' by Sir E. Landseer. Collection of the Earl of Ellesmere.
Exhibited RA, 1837 (186). Engraved by S. Cousins, published F. G. Moon, 1840, and etched by C. G. Lewis, published F. G. Moon, 1839 (examples in British Museum).
1852
Drawing by G. Richmond. Exhibited VE, 1892 (341), lent by the Countess of Strafford.
Reproduced as a woodcut Illustrated Times (cutting in NPG). Lithographed by F. Holl (example in NPG).
1855
'The Queen Investing Napoleon III with the Order of the Garter' by E. M. Ward. Royal Collection.
Exhibited RA, 1858 (35). Reproduced Sir H. Maxwell, Sixty Years a Queen (1897), p 88.
c.1856
Painting by E. Long. Collection of the Earl of Ellesmere.
Exhibited RA, 1856 (326), and SKM, 1868 (376).
c.1858
Marble bust by M. Noble (NPG 2203).
Undated
Painting by Sir G. Hayter. Collection of the Earl of Ellesmere.
Reproduced Ladies Field, 5 July 1902. Inscription on the back records that this was done as a copy in Parma in 1826, from the original executed in London (possibly the picture below).
Painting by Sir G. Hayter. Collection of G. Proby, Elton Hall, 1948.
Painting by T. Phillips. Collection of the Duke of Sutherland.
Engraving by J. Stephenson, after O. de Manara (example in NPG).
Drawing by F. W. Wilkin. Collection of the Duke of Sutherland.
Possibly the drawing lithographed by Wilkin (example in British Museum).
Engraving by F. C. Lewis, after J. Slater (example in NPG), for the 'Grillion's Club' series.
Water-colour by D. Dighton. Collection of the Duke of Sutherland.
Miniature by R. Thorburn. Scottish NPG.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
Drawing by H. Edridge (with his two sisters, Lady Charlotte and Lady Elizabeth). Formerly collection of the Marquess of Stafford, Trentham Hall.
c.1806
Painting by T. Phillips (with his two sisters). Collection of the Duke of Sutherland.
Exhibited RA, 1806 (109).
c.1824
Busts by R. W. Sievier. Exhibited RA, 1824 (990), and, in marble, 1826 (1059).
c.1827
Painting by Sir T. Lawrence. Collection of the Duke of Sutherland.
Exhibited RA, 1827 (212). Reproduced Illustrated Catalogue of Thirty Pictures in the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Sutherland, Christie's, 1957, p 24.
1835
Engraving by D. Maclise, published Fraser's Magazine, XII (July 1835), facing 43, as no. 62 of Maclise's 'Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters'. A drawing for this is in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
1837
Engraving by H. Cousins, after J. Bostock, published T. Agnew, 1837 (example in NPG).
'Return from Hawking' by Sir E. Landseer. Collection of the Earl of Ellesmere.
Exhibited RA, 1837 (186). Engraved by S. Cousins, published F. G. Moon, 1840, and etched by C. G. Lewis, published F. G. Moon, 1839 (examples in British Museum).
1852
Drawing by G. Richmond. Exhibited VE, 1892 (341), lent by the Countess of Strafford.
Reproduced as a woodcut Illustrated Times (cutting in NPG). Lithographed by F. Holl (example in NPG).
1855
'The Queen Investing Napoleon III with the Order of the Garter' by E. M. Ward. Royal Collection.
Exhibited RA, 1858 (35). Reproduced Sir H. Maxwell, Sixty Years a Queen (1897), p 88.
c.1856
Painting by E. Long. Collection of the Earl of Ellesmere.
Exhibited RA, 1856 (326), and SKM, 1868 (376).
c.1858
Marble bust by M. Noble (NPG 2203).
Undated
Painting by Sir G. Hayter. Collection of the Earl of Ellesmere.
Reproduced Ladies Field, 5 July 1902. Inscription on the back records that this was done as a copy in Parma in 1826, from the original executed in London (possibly the picture below).
Painting by Sir G. Hayter. Collection of G. Proby, Elton Hall, 1948.
Painting by T. Phillips. Collection of the Duke of Sutherland.
Engraving by J. Stephenson, after O. de Manara (example in NPG).
Drawing by F. W. Wilkin. Collection of the Duke of Sutherland.
Possibly the drawing lithographed by Wilkin (example in British Museum).
Engraving by F. C. Lewis, after J. Slater (example in NPG), for the 'Grillion's Club' series.
Water-colour by D. Dighton. Collection of the Duke of Sutherland.
Miniature by R. Thorburn. Scottish NPG.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.