William Ewart Gladstone Collection

Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone, with his signature. Digitally colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Gladstones House
circa 1890: Hawarden Castle in Flintshire, North Wales, home of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898). (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

The outside of the National Liberal Club during the Election of 1892
5312124 The outside of the National Liberal Club during the Election of 1892; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the outside of the National Liberal Club during the Election of 1892 showing William)

William Ewart Gladstone
5312036 William Ewart Gladstone; (add.info.: Engraving depicting William Ewart Gladstone enjoying a walk ashore to admire the scenery during his summer cruise to Norway)

William Ewart Gladstone, 1868
1576002 William Ewart Gladstone, 1868; (add.info.: William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom four times between 1868 and 1894.); Universal History Archive/UIG

William Ewart Gladstone
3118577 William Ewart Gladstone; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) a British Liberal politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Photographic portrait of William Ewart Gladstone
3077639 Photographic portrait of William Ewart Gladstone; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) former Prime Minister of Britain

The opening of the People's Park, Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The opening of the People's Park, Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, 1864. Chancellor of the Exchequer and future prime minister William Ewart Gladstone speaking to the crowd

AI IMAGE - Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone, 1890s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone, 1890s, (2023). British Liberal politician William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) served as Prime Minister four times

Banquet given at the Crystal Palace by Sir Joseph and Lady Paxton, 1860. Creator: Smyth
Banquet given at the Crystal Palace by Sir Joseph and Lady Paxton, 1860. Sir Joseph and Lady Paxton gave a charming fete at their beautiful residence, Rockhills, adjoining the Crystal Palace

Banquet given at the Crystal Palace by Sir Joseph and Lady Paxton, 1860. Creator: Smyth
Banquet given at the Crystal Palace by Sir Joseph and Lady Paxton, 1860. Sir Joseph and Lady Paxton gave a charming fete at their beautiful residence, Rockhills, adjoining the Crystal Palace

AI IMAGE - Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone, 1890s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of William Ewart Gladstone, 1890s, (2023). British Liberal politician William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) served as Prime Minister four times

Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone Starting for a Drive from the Chateau Thorenc, Cannes, 1898, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone Starting for a Drive from the Chateau Thorenc, Cannes, 1898, (c1900). British prime minister and politician William Gladstone in the south of France with his wife

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone laying the Foundation-Stone of the School in Golden-Lane, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone laying the Foundation-Stone of the School in Golden-Lane, 1856. Future British prime minister presides at the founding of a school for poor children in London

The great meeting at Her Majesty's Theatre, ...Irish Patriotic Union... 1886. Creator: Unknown
The great meeting at Her Majesty's Theatre, under the auspices of the Irish Patriotic Union, to protest against Mr. Gladstone's Irish Policy, 1886. From "The Graphic

The Home Rule debate in the House of Commons - Mr Gladstone's peroration, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Home Rule debate in the House of Commons - Mr Gladstone's peroration, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Mr Gladstone Opening a New Hall at Port Sunlight, Cheshire, 1891. Creator: Unknown
Mr Gladstone Opening a New Hall at Port Sunlight, Cheshire, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Mr. Gladstone's Birthday, from the Pall Mall Budget, 1893. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Gladstone's Birthday, from the Pall Mall Budget, 1893

The banquet on board the Viceroy of Egypt's yacht, the Faid Gihaad, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The banquet on board the Viceroy of Egypt's yacht, the Faid Gihaad, [on the River Thames, London], 1862. The decorations of the table, even putting out of question the plate

The House of Commons, February 13, 1893 (1906). Artist: Sir Robert Ponsonby Staples
The House of Commons, February 13, 1893 (1906). Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone Introducing The Second Home Rule Bill. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VIII

The Divided Skirt, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Divided Skirt, 1886. This cartoon shows the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone. Now 76 years of age, and in his third term in office, Gladstone was undoubtedly the grandee of the Commons

The Wind and the Sun, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Wind and the Sun, 1886. Irish Discontent in the sunlight of the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone. On the other side, the wind comes from the Conservative Leader in the House of Lords

The Start, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Start, 1886. On the left at the starting line is the Grand Old Man of politics, the Liberal Prime Minister, William Gladstone

A New Piece, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
A New Piece, 1882. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, has submitted his new piece to Mr John Bull in his guise as a theatre manager

The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Irish Devil-Fish, 1881. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, is depicted wrestling with the mighty octopus of the Irish Land League

Intercepted, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, also held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer and this cartoon shows him in a chefs outfit feeding his dog from the bowl of surplus

Great Autumn Manoeuvre, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Great Autumn Manoeuvre, 1873. Watched by a baleful Disraeli, Leader of the Conservative opposition, the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, hands a puzzled yokel his franchise

An Unexpected Cut, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
An Unexpected Cut, 1874. With a felled tree entitled Irish Established Church behind him, Mr Gladstone, the Liberal Leader of the Opposition

Mary Drew, nee Gladstone, 1847-1927. Political secretary, writer, hostess
878570 Mary Drew, nee Gladstone, 1847-1927. Political secretary, writer, hostess and daughter of the British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. Seen here with her daughter Dorothy

The Bulgarian Atrocities, Mr W E Gladstone addressing his Constituents at Greenwich (engraving)
1053806 The Bulgarian Atrocities, Mr W E Gladstone addressing his Constituents at Greenwich (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bulgarian Atrocities)

Fifty Years of a Statesmans Life (engraving)
1624502 Fifty Years of a Statesmans Life (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fifty Years of a Statesmans Life)

Open-Air Meeting at Blackheath to hear Mr Gladstone on the Turkish Atrocities (engraving)
1602490 Open-Air Meeting at Blackheath to hear Mr Gladstone on the Turkish Atrocities (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

[Nine Portraits in Original Passe-Partout], 1880s. Creator: James William Bailey
[Nine Portraits in Original Passe-Partout], 1880s

The Gladstone Memorial Service in Hyde Park on Sunday, 5 June (engraving)
1615820 The Gladstone Memorial Service in Hyde Park on Sunday, 5 June (engraving) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ministerial Crisis, Mr Gladstones Last Speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister (engraving)
1604608 The Ministerial Crisis, Mr Gladstones Last Speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister (engraving) by Wilson

Mr Gladstone welcoming at Oxford a Deputation from the Cambridge Union, 26 November 1829 (engraving)
1039681 Mr Gladstone welcoming at Oxford a Deputation from the Cambridge Union, 26 November 1829 (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr Gladstone in Italy, the Neapolitan Prisons, 1850-51 (engraving)
1039679 Mr Gladstone in Italy, the Neapolitan Prisons, 1850-51 (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Gladstone in Italy, the Neapolitan Prisons, 1850-51)

Sir Robert Peel announcing his conversion to free trade principles during the debate on the Corn Laws in the House of
6033024 Sir Robert Peel announcing his conversion to free trade principles during the debate on the Corn Laws in the House of Commons, Westminster, 22 January 1846 (photogravure) by Wilson

Opening of the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal by the German Emperor (engraving)
1628285 Opening of the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal by the German Emperor (engraving) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr Gladstone making his last Speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister, 1 March 1894
1615772 Mr Gladstone making his last Speech in the House of Commons as Prime Minister, 1 March 1894, on the Parish Councils Bill Amendments (engraving) by Wilson

The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, the Prince and Princess of Wales, with Mr and Mrs Gladstone
1615762 The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, the Prince and Princess of Wales, with Mr and Mrs Gladstone, in the Golden Wedding Porch, Hawarden Castle (litho) by Begg

Ministerial Dinner given by Mr Gladstone at 10, Downing Street, Saturday, 17 February (engraving)
1604562 Ministerial Dinner given by Mr Gladstone at 10, Downing Street, Saturday, 17 February (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Royal Visit to Hawarden, the Prince and Princess of Wales, with Mr and Mrs Gladstone
1597464 The Royal Visit to Hawarden, the Prince and Princess of Wales, with Mr and Mrs Gladstone, being photographed by Mr J H Spencer, of Chester, in the Golden Wedding Porch

Mr Gladstones Visit to Greenwich, in Front of the Hustings (engraving)
1057514 Mr Gladstones Visit to Greenwich, in Front of the Hustings (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Gladstones Visit to Greenwich)

Requiescat in Pace (litho)
1615823 Requiescat in Pace (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Requiescat in Pace. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 28 May 1898)

The Flickering Light of a Noble Life, Newspaper Correspondents waiting outside Mr Gladstones Window at Dawn on 19 May
1615621 The Flickering Light of a Noble Life, Newspaper Correspondents waiting outside Mr Gladstones Window at Dawn on 19 May (litho) by Begg

The Turkish Crisis, Mr Gladstone speaking at Liverpool (litho)
1605827 The Turkish Crisis, Mr Gladstone speaking at Liverpool (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Turkish Crisis, Mr Gladstone speaking at Liverpool)

Mr Gladstone bringing forward the Irish Home Rule Bill in the House of Commons, 13 February 1893 (engraving)
1604413 Mr Gladstone bringing forward the Irish Home Rule Bill in the House of Commons, 13 February 1893 (engraving) by Wilson

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William Ewart Gladstone was a prominent figure in British politics during the late 19th century. Born on December 29, 1809, he served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom four times throughout his career. Known for his progressive policies and strong advocacy for social reform, Gladstone left an indelible mark on British history. Gladstone's House, located at Hawarden Castle in Flintshire, Wales, was not only a place of residence but also a hub of intellectual activity. It was here that Mary Drew (nee Gladstone), daughter of William Ewart Gladstone, played various roles - political secretary, writer, hostess - contributing to her father's success. In this captivating photograph from The Strand Magazine published in 1897, Mary is seen with her daughter Dorothy. The House of Commons became synonymous with Gladstone's political prowess. This iconic image captured by Sir Robert Ponsonby Staples showcases the intensity and passion with which he debated important issues within these hallowed halls on February 13th, 1893. Gladstone's commitment to women's rights is evident through Joseph Swain's illustrations such as "The Divided Skirt" (1886). These powerful images depict women breaking free from societal constraints and challenging gender norms under Gladstone’s leadership. Joseph Swain further captures moments that defined Gladstone’s political career: "The Wind and the Sun" (1886) symbolizes his ability to persuade through gentle means rather than force; "The Start" (1886) represents new beginnings and fresh ideas brought forth by his administration; "A New Piece" (1882) portrays him introducing groundbreaking legislation; while "The Irish Devil-Fish" (1881) highlights his efforts towards resolving conflicts in Ireland. In addition to these significant events are glimpses into lighter aspects of life surrounding William Ewart Gladstone.