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- subject matching 'Regency Empire Portraits'
The British empire expanded rapidly during the Regency. Stretching from Canada to Africa and from India to Australia, it was more a collection of territories, shaped by military successes, than a coherent whole. This was reflected in the ad hoc imperial policy of the 1790s which was mainly inspired by an all-pervading fear of colonial revolt after the American Revolution (1775-83). Over time, the British government sought to maximise the trading potential of the colonies. The modernisations and improvements put in place to effect this end were of some local benefit. As the anti-slavery movement championed a deeper commitment to the future of colonial Britain, a new concept of empire began to emerge which loosened the ties of central control.
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by John Smart
pencil and grey wash, feigned oval, 1792
NPG 4316
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan
after Arthur William Devis
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1803
NPG 1546
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Robert Home
oil on canvas, 1804
NPG 1471
by James Lonsdale
oil on canvas, circa 1806-1810
NPG 334
Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley
by John Bacon the Younger
marble bust, circa 1808
NPG 992
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
replica by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, circa 1810
NPG 746
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1811
NPG 390
Gilbert Elliot, 1st Earl of Minto
by James Atkinson
oil on millboard, circa 1822-1830, based on a work of 1813
NPG 836
by Thomas Heaphy
watercolour, 1813-1814
NPG 1914(9)
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox
attributed to Simon Jacques Rochard
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, circa 1815
NPG 4943
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles
by George Francis Joseph
oil on canvas, 1817
NPG 84
by Sir Martin Archer Shee
oil on canvas, 1819
NPG 3124
by Unknown artist
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, circa 1820
NPG 1561
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1825
NPG 1832
John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth
by George Richmond
watercolour, 1832
NPG 5145
Lord William Cavendish Bentinck
by James Atkinson
pencil, pen and ink, circa 1833
NPG 848
by William Salter
oil on canvas, 1834-1840
NPG 3728
by William Salter
oil on canvas, 1834-1840
NPG 3736
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1839
NPG 316a(81)
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1840
NPG 4988
by Thomas Woolner
bronze medallion, circa 1854
NPG 1671
by George Raphael Ward, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, mid 19th century
NPG D561