Isaac D'Israeli

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Autographed by the sitter D'Israeli/1804.

This portraitback to top

The drawing was no.22a of vol.5 (second series) of the Butleigh Court sketchbooks originally belonging to the Greville Neville family and acquired by Messrs T. Agnew & Sons in 1954; it was in their January 1957 exhibition as no.98. The album was subsequently broken up and the drawing of Disraeli offered to the NPG together with the companion drawing of Mrs Maria D'Israeli which was declined. They were both preparatory studies for Downman's portraits dated 180 now at Hughenden Manor (National Trust Guide, 1973, nos.30 and 31); a large oil copy attributed to Shee is also at Hughenden (152).

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Half-length to right holding spectacles.

Provenanceback to top

Butleigh Court and bought from Agnews 1958.


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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