Regency Portraits Catalogue
George Tierney (1761-1830), Politician; MP for Southwark and Knaresborough
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1796
Portrait known from a small stipple 'Engraved by Barlow from an Original Drawing 1796', half-length to left, right hand thrust into unbuttoned tail coat, as 'Representative for the Borough of SOUTHWARK'.
1797
Satire by Gillray, 'The FRIEND of HUMANITY and the KNIFE-GRINDER', Canning's famous parody of Southey's sapphic with the figure of Tierney, stout, prosperous, self-confident, drawn by the Rev William Sneyd, coloured example in NPG library, Works of Gillray, III.
1798
Oil by Lemuel Abbott known from a copy formerly at Holland House, half-length to left in black coat and yellow waistcoat (Holland House Catalogue, 1904, 32), stipple engraving by W. Nutter published 7 May 1798. He fought a duel with Pitt on Putney Heath 27 May 1798.
c.1820
Drawing by Wivell in the Duke of Buccleuch's collection, one of a series sketched at the time of the 'trial' of Queen Caroline (see NPG 999).
1821
Drawing by W. Hunt known from R. J. Lane's lithograph made for the Earl of Essex in 1830 (Lane's Account Books, I, p 24).
1822
Marble bust by Behnes (NPG 173).
1823
Oil by Hayter in National Gallery of Ireland, half-length signed and dated 1823.
1827
Coloured etching by Richard Dighton in NPG library (Dighton, II, 44): 'An Opposition Right Honorable', whole-length profile to left in top-hat, blue tail-coat with brass buttons, grey breeches and gaiters, stick and gloves.
1830
Bust by Westmacott on his monument in Westminster Abbey.
Undated
Miniature on glass formerly in Holland House (Holland House Catalogue, 1904, 273).
An unidentified portrait was offered to the NPG by Christie's, 1 August 1883 (NPG archive).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, 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.
Portrait known from a small stipple 'Engraved by Barlow from an Original Drawing 1796', half-length to left, right hand thrust into unbuttoned tail coat, as 'Representative for the Borough of SOUTHWARK'.
1797
Satire by Gillray, 'The FRIEND of HUMANITY and the KNIFE-GRINDER', Canning's famous parody of Southey's sapphic with the figure of Tierney, stout, prosperous, self-confident, drawn by the Rev William Sneyd, coloured example in NPG library, Works of Gillray, III.
1798
Oil by Lemuel Abbott known from a copy formerly at Holland House, half-length to left in black coat and yellow waistcoat (Holland House Catalogue, 1904, 32), stipple engraving by W. Nutter published 7 May 1798. He fought a duel with Pitt on Putney Heath 27 May 1798.
c.1820
Drawing by Wivell in the Duke of Buccleuch's collection, one of a series sketched at the time of the 'trial' of Queen Caroline (see NPG 999).
1821
Drawing by W. Hunt known from R. J. Lane's lithograph made for the Earl of Essex in 1830 (Lane's Account Books, I, p 24).
1822
Marble bust by Behnes (NPG 173).
1823
Oil by Hayter in National Gallery of Ireland, half-length signed and dated 1823.
1827
Coloured etching by Richard Dighton in NPG library (Dighton, II, 44): 'An Opposition Right Honorable', whole-length profile to left in top-hat, blue tail-coat with brass buttons, grey breeches and gaiters, stick and gloves.
1830
Bust by Westmacott on his monument in Westminster Abbey.
Undated
Miniature on glass formerly in Holland House (Holland House Catalogue, 1904, 273).
An unidentified portrait was offered to the NPG by Christie's, 1 August 1883 (NPG archive).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, 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.