Whig Collection (page 3)

Bank-notes - paper money - French alarmists... 1797. Artist
Bank-notes - paper money - French alarmists... 1797. Showing the interior of the Bank of England. William Pitt is standing behind a counter

The Hustings. Vox populi, We ll have a mug! a mug! a mug!, 1796. Artist
The Hustings. Vox populi, We ll have a mug! a mug! a mug!, 1796. Charles James Fox on the hustings at Covent Garden speaking to the mob saying

A Peace Offering to the Genius of Liberty and Equality, 1794. Artist
A Peace Offering to the Genius of Liberty and Equality, 1794. Whigs offering gifts to France. A procession consisting of Charles Stanhope, bearing constitutional symbols

The Chancellor of the Inquisition marking the incorrigibles, 1793. Edmurd Burke walking towards the door of the Crown and Anchor Tavern, over which is inscribed British Inquisition

Fiddlestick versus broomstick, 1831. Paganini standing on a chair with a fiddle in one hand and bow in the other. Around the table sit John Key (Lord Mayor of London), Henry Brougham

Pillars of the Constitution: Three o Clock and a Cloudy Morning, 1809. Richard Sheridan, the famous playwright and Whig politician and the Charles Howard, Duke of Norfolk

Samuel, First Viscount Hood, (c1794?). Artist: Lemuel Francis Abbot
Samuel, First Viscount Hood, (c1794?). Full length portrait showing him leaning against a cannon. In the background on the sea are two ships engaged in battle and another washed up on the beach

Westminster Election, 1780. Three candidates stand under the portico of St Paul s, Covent Garden. Charles James Fox, in the centre, is supported by Britannia

An election entertainment, plate I of The Election, 1755. Artist: William Hogarth
An election entertainment, plate I of The Election, 1755; showing an election treat given by the Whigs while the Tories parade outside

French Habits No. 12, 1798
French Habits No. 12, Messager d Etat, pub by H. Humphreys May 21st 1798 (hand coloured engraving)

Emblem for the Harrison & Tyler Presidential Campaign in 1840, 1840
Emblem for the Harrison & Tyler Presidential Campaign in 1840, pub. 1840 (woodcut)

Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, 1798
Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving)

Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States of America, (1901). Fillmore (1800-1874) became president in 1850 when, as vice-president, he succeeded Zachary Taylor when he died in office

Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States of America, (1901). Known as Old Rough and Ready, Taylor (1784-1850) had a 40 year career in the US Army before he entered politics

William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States of America, (1901). Artist
William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States of America, (1901). Harrison (1773-1841) was 68 when he was elected president

Sir Robert Walpole, English statesman and Prime Minister, c1746 (1894). Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745), English statesman and Prime Minister, c1746 (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

Lord William Russell Receiving the Sacrament, 1886. Artist: Robert Anderson
Lord William Russell Receiving the Sacrament, 1886. Lord Russell (1639-1683), English politician, was among the founders of the Whig Party

William, Earl of Chatham, 1790. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778), British statesman of the Whig group who led the government of Great Britain twice in the middle of the 18th century

John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, 1832. Artist: Henry Robinson
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, 1832. 18th-century British statesman, who In the House of Lords joined the Patriot Whig opposition hostile to the Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole

John Russell, Duke of Bedford, 1835. Artist: Henry Robinson
John Russell, Duke of Bedford, 1835. An 18th-century British statesman, in the House of Lords he joined the Patriot Whig opposition hostile to the Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole

Jacob Tonson, founder of the Kit-Cat Club, c1730, (1911). Jacob Tonson, sometimes referred to as Jacob Tonson the elder (1655-1736) was an eighteenth-century English bookseller and publisher

Death of Chatham, 1859. Artist: Francis Nicholson
Death of Chatham, 1859. Death of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham and British Whig, on 7 April 1778, during a debate in the House of Lords on the American War of Independence

Joseph Addison, English writer and politician, c1870 (1878). Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an essayist, poet, playwright

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British jurist and politician, 1860s (1883). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. III, 1852-1860, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, British statesman, c1861 (1936)
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, 1st Earl Russell, British statesman, c1861 (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. II, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, British statesman, c1805 (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. I, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S

Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674-1738), British Whig statesman, 1912
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674-1738), British Whig statesman. This portrait was painted around the time Townshend entered the House of Lords in 1697

Henry Clay, American statesman, 1850 (1955). Clay (1777-1852) was Secretary of State in the administration of John Quincy Adams, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency three times

William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, British politician, 18th century (1956)
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, British Whig politician, 18th century (1956). Pitt (1708-1778) was Prime Minister between 1766 and 1768

Lord Shelburne, 18th century British Whig statesman, c1880. William Petty (1737-1805), 2nd Earl of Shelburne agreed to accept the office of Home Secretary in Lord Rockinghams government in 1782

Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, English statesman, c1710-1715 (1906). Although the title was never used to refer to him at the time, Walpole (1676-1745) is regarded as Britains first Prime Minister

Lord John Russell, British Whig and Liberal statesman, 1875. John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, (1792-1878) served two terms as Prime Minister, 1846-1852 and 1865-1866

Henry Clay, American statesman, (c1880). Clay (1777-1852) was Secretary of State in the administration of John Quincy Adams, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency three times

Robert Harley, the Earl of Oxford (1661-1724), going to trial, 18th century (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

The attempted assassination of Robert Harley (1661-1724), 18th century (19th century). Artist: TE Nicholson
The attempted assassination of Robert Harley (1661-1724), 18th century (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co (London)

John Russell (1792-1878), 1st Earl Russell, English politician, 1857. Artist: DJ Pound
John Russell (1792-1878), 1st Earl Russell, English politician, 1857. Russell served twice as prime minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, and gave the Liberal party its name

Lord John Russell (1792-1878) introducing the Reform Act of 1832 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

The Lords against all England, The political drama, 19th century. Or a slap-up match between the Tories for curruption, and the Whigs for Reform, at the Lords Cricket ground

An election entertainment, 1755. Artist: William Hogarth
An election entertainment, 1755. An election treat given by the Whigs while the Tories parade outside. The two Whig candidates sit on the left of the scene, whilst others eat and drink

Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723), portrait painter, 19th century. Kneller was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries

William Wyndham Grenville (1759-1834), 1st Baron Grenville, English politician, 19th century. Artist: TA Dean
William Wyndham Grenville (1759-1834), 1st Baron Grenville, English politician, 19th century. Grenville was a Whig statesman and prime minister of Great Britain between 1806 and 1807

The Right Honorable Charles James Fox (1749-1806), 1816. Artist: I Brown
The Right Honorable Charles James Fox (1749-1806), 1816. Fox was a prominent Whig politician. He is noted as an anti-slavery campaigner

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish dramatist, poet and politician, c1875 (1878). Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (1751-1816), was a playwright, poet and owner of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

William Pitt The Younger, English statesman, (20th century). Pitt (1759-1806) became Prime Minister at the age of 24, making him the youngest to hold the office in British history

King William IV, Lord Henry Brougham and Lord Charles Grey, 1832. Artist: F Wentworth
King William IV, Lord Henry Brougham and Lord Charles Grey, 1832. On 7th May 1832, Prime Minister Grey and Henry Brougham met the king

Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman, 19th century. Artist: Samuel Freeman
Charles James Fox (1749-1806), Whig statesman, 19th century

Philip Dormer Stanhope (1694-1773), 4th Earl of Chesterfield, 19th century. Stanhope was a British statesman and intellectual. From Sentimental Magazine

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Irish playwright and Whig statesman, 19th century. Artist: R Hicks
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), Irish playwright and Whig statesman, 19th century

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