Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), Judge
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
Judge; KC and solicitor general 1742; attorney-general 1754 and lord chief justice 1756-88; an outstanding advocate who defined much of English commercial law; created Baron Mansfield 1756, Earl of Mansfield 1776; d. at Kenwood, which he had bought in 1754.
[in 1777] ‘the roses and lilies had not yet forsook his cheeks; and the lustre of his complexion was augmented by means of eyes that seemed to sparkle with genius. His person, if somewhat below the exact standard of beauty, was yet exquisitely formed; his motions were graceful; his dress neat, becoming, and appropriate’ (Alexander Stephens, 1813).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, 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.
[in 1777] ‘the roses and lilies had not yet forsook his cheeks; and the lustre of his complexion was augmented by means of eyes that seemed to sparkle with genius. His person, if somewhat below the exact standard of beauty, was yet exquisitely formed; his motions were graceful; his dress neat, becoming, and appropriate’ (Alexander Stephens, 1813).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, 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.