Members of the House of Lords
2 of 101 portraits of Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
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Members of the House of Lords
attributed to (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
pencil and sepia wash, circa 1835
8 3/4 in. x 7 3/8 in. (223 mm x 187 mm)
Given by Godfrey Brennan, 1935
Primary Collection
NPG 2789
Artistback to top
- (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856), Caricaturist and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 32 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
Sittersback to top
- George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 57 portraits. Identify
- Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869), Prime Minister. Sitter in 105 portraits. Identify
- Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790-1871), Politician, President of the Board of Control and Governor-General of India. Sitter associated with 52 portraits. Identify
- Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (1778-1854), Soldier and diplomat. Sitter associated with 43 portraits. Identify
- Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1785-1851), Nobleman and politician. Sitter associated with 23 portraits. Identify
- Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt (1788-1850), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 323 portraits. Identify
- Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope (1781-1855), Man of affairs. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field Marshal and Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 640 portraits. Identify
- James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe (1776-1845), Statesman. Sitter associated with 13 portraits. Identify
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 536
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 717
Events of 1835back to top
Current affairs
Lord Melbourne, Whig, becomes Prime Minister following Peel's resignation. Melbourne's government took steps to suppress trade union activity, introducing legislation against 'illegal oaths', contributing to the failure of Robert Owen's Grand National Consolidated Trades' Union.Art and science
Felix Dujardin, the French biologist, reveals protoplasm.Work on the enlargement and remodelling of Buckingham House to designs by the architect John Nash is completed, creating Buckingham Palace.
International
Juan Manuel de Rosas becomes dictator of Argentina, invoking a seventeen year rule dominated by terror. A powerful cattle rancher, he represents the rise of the estancieros, the new landed oligarchy based on commercial ranching.Comments back to top
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