William Adams

William Adams, by Sir George Hayter, circa 1820 -NPG 2662(10) - © National Portrait Gallery, London

© National Portrait Gallery, London

Regency Portraits Catalogue

William Adams

by Sir George Hayter
circa 1820
11 1/8 in. x 8 1/2 in. (282 mm x 217 mm)
NPG 2662(10)

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As with NPG 1695(a-x), the drawings [NPG 2662(1-38)] were made in the House of Lords during the trial of the Queen.

Physical descriptionback to top

Whole-length seated to right in wig and robes.

Provenanceback to top

Uncertain until collected by Arnett Hibbert and bought from his daughter-in-law, Violetta Hibbert, 1934 (for £5).


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.

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