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Lord Shaftesbury Collection

Lord Shaftesbury, also known as Anthony Ashley Cooper, was an influential English politician and philanthropist in the late 19th century

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
3585776 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; (add.info.: Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) an English politician, philanthropist, and social reformer

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
3585779 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; (add.info.: Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) an English politician, philanthropist, and social reformer

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
3585777 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; (add.info.: Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) an English politician, philanthropist, and social reformer

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
3585778 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; (add.info.: Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) an English politician, philanthropist, and social reformer

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Examining Lord Shaftsbury before the Royal Commission... 1891

H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Examining Lord Shaftsbury before the Royal Commission... 1891. Creator: Unknown
'H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Examining Lord Shaftsbury before the Royal Commission on the Housing of the Poor, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: 'The good Earl standing with his arm over the neck of his new possession'(litho)

"The good Earl standing with his arm over the neck of his new possession"(litho)
2809358 " The good Earl standing with his arm over the neck of his new possession" (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: The new statue of the late Lord Shaftsbury in Westminster Abbey, 1888. Creator: Unknown

The new statue of the late Lord Shaftsbury in Westminster Abbey, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The new statue of the late Lord Shaftsbury in Westminster Abbey, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: A Meeting of the Royal Commission on the Housing of the Working Classes (engraving)

A Meeting of the Royal Commission on the Housing of the Working Classes (engraving)
1045944 A Meeting of the Royal Commission on the Housing of the Working Classes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury; or, Lost and Found (engraving)

Shaftesbury; or, Lost and Found (engraving)
6008126 Shaftesbury; or, Lost and Found (engraving) by MacDuff, William (fl.1844-76); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shaftesbury; or, Lost and Found)

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury (engraving)

Lord Shaftesbury (engraving)
584276 Lord Shaftesbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Shaftesbury; from The Graphic)

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lost and Found, or Shaftesbury c. 1862 (oil on canvas)

Lost and Found, or Shaftesbury c. 1862 (oil on canvas)
CW8989 Lost and Found, or Shaftesbury c.1862 (oil on canvas) by MacDuff, William (fl.1844-76); Private Collection; eChristopher Wood Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician, philanthropist and social reformer (litho)
3100132 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician, philanthropist and social reformer (litho) by Ross

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: The Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)

The Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)
1041163 The Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Earl of Shaftesbury)

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: The Honourable Anthony Ashley (engraving)

The Honourable Anthony Ashley (engraving)
725823 The Honourable Anthony Ashley (engraving) by Ross, William Charles (1794-1860) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Honourable Anthony Ashley)

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury visiting the Westminster School of Industry, Old Pye Street, London

Lord Shaftesbury visiting the Westminster School of Industry, Old Pye Street, London, 1846 (engraving)
584278 Lord Shaftesbury visiting the Westminster School of Industry, Old Pye Street, London, 1846 (engraving) by English School

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: The childhood of the Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)

The childhood of the Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)
5207166 The childhood of the Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The childhood of the Earl of Shaftesbury)

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: The work of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician

The work of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician
5207294 The work of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, social reformer and philanthropist (engraving) by English School

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: The Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)

The Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)
1041164 The Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Earl of Shaftesbury)

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: The Earl of Shaftesbury, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The Earl of Shaftesbury, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Earl of Shaftesbury, 1844. Portrait of British politician Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lambeth Ragged School, Newport Street, Lambeth, London, 1851

Lambeth Ragged School, Newport Street, Lambeth, London, 1851. The Ragged School Union was a charity founded in 1844 by the social reformer Lord Shaftesbury to establish schools offering free

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Teaching boys to read in the Ragged School Union school, Lambeth, London, 1868

Teaching boys to read in the Ragged School Union school, Lambeth, London, 1868. The Ragged School Union was a charity founded in 1844 by the social reformer Lord Shaftesbury to establish schools

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, c1909. Artist: Frederick Hollyer

Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, c1909. Artist: Frederick Hollyer
Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, c1909. The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain in Piccadilly Circus, London, was erected in 1892-1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury (1801-1885)

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Piccadilly Circus, Westminster, London, c1910 (1911). Artist: Photochrom Co Ltd of London

Piccadilly Circus, Westminster, London, c1910 (1911). Artist: Photochrom Co Ltd of London
Piccadilly Circus, Westminster, London, c1910 (1911). The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain by Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934) is dedicated to the memory of the seventh Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885)

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, mid 19th century (1936)

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, mid 19th century (1936)
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, philanthropist and social reformer, mid 19th century (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury, British Conservative statesman and philanthropist, late 19th century

Lord Shaftesbury, British Conservative statesman and philanthropist, late 19th century. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885)

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Ashley, (1801-1885), 19th century

Lord Ashley, (1801-1885), 19th century. English politician and philanthropist, one of the best-known of the Victorian era

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Letter from Albert, Prince Consort to Anthony Ashley Cooper, 13th April 1856. Artist: Prince Albert

Letter from Albert, Prince Consort to Anthony Ashley Cooper, 13th April 1856. Artist: Prince Albert
Letter from Albert, Prince Consort to Anthony Ashley Cooper, 13th April 1856. Letter written from Buckingham Palace by Prince Albert to Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Teaching girls to read in the Ragged School Union school, Lambeth, London, 1868

Teaching girls to read in the Ragged School Union school, Lambeth, London, 1868. The Ragged School Union was a charity founded in 1844 by the social reformer Lord Shaftesbury to establish schools

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury, English statesman, moral philosopher, philanthropist and factory reformer, c1880

Lord Shaftesbury, English statesman, moral philosopher, philanthropist and factory reformer, c1880
Earl of Shaftesbury, English statesman, moral philosopher, philanthropist and factory reformer, c1880. Anthony Ashley Cooper

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, from The National and Domestic

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, from The National and Domestic
KW341464 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, from The National and Domestic History of England by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858-1916) published London

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury Going to Open the Costers Hall, Hoxton, 1875

Lord Shaftesbury Going to Open the Costers Hall, Hoxton, 1875

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury Visiting the Westminster School of Industry, Old Pye Street, 1846

Lord Shaftesbury Visiting the Westminster School of Industry, Old Pye Street, 1846

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury

Lord Shaftesbury
LORD SHAFTESBURY

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury Visiting the Coal Mines of the Black Country, 1840-42

Lord Shaftesbury Visiting the Coal Mines of the Black Country, 1840-42

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: The modern Ophelia, or The Doomed one, 1845 (lithograph)

The modern Ophelia, or The Doomed one, 1845 (lithograph)
XJF2920770 The modern Ophelia, or The Doomed one, 1845 (lithograph) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthony Ashley Cooper (1801-85) seventh earl of Shaftesbury

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury Visiting The Westminster School Of Industry

Lord Shaftesbury Visiting The Westminster School Of Industry, Old Pye Street, 1846

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury Going to Open the Costers Hall, Hoxton, 1875

Lord Shaftesbury Going to Open the Costers Hall, Hoxton, 1875

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury

Lord Shaftesbury
LORD SHAFTESBURY

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Lord Shaftesbury Visiting the Coal Mines of the Black Country, 1840-42

Lord Shaftesbury Visiting the Coal Mines of the Black Country, 1840-42

Background imageLord Shaftesbury Collection: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, British reformer C016 / 8865

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, British reformer C016 / 8865
Anthony Ashley-Cooper (1801-1885), British politician, philanthropist, and social reformer. Known as Lord Ashley, he succeeded his father in 1851 as the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury



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Lord Shaftesbury, also known as Anthony Ashley Cooper, was an influential English politician and philanthropist in the late 19th century. He was a man of great compassion and dedication to social reform. In this captivating lithograph from around 1890, we see Lord Shaftesbury standing proudly with his arm draped over the neck of his new possession. This image captures his aristocratic stature and hints at his influence in society. Another intriguing engraving shows playing cards depicting key figures involved in the Rye House Plot of 1683, and is fascinating to see Lord Shaftesbury's name among these historical figures, highlighting his involvement in political affairs during that time. The unknown creator of a statue erected in Westminster Abbey pays tribute to the late Lord Shaftesbury in 1888. This monument serves as a reminder of his significant contributions to society and commemorates his legacy for future generations. An engraving portrays a meeting of the Royal Commission on the Housing of the Working Classes, where Lord Shaftesbury undoubtedly played a crucial role. His commitment to improving living conditions for those less fortunate demonstrates his unwavering dedication to philanthropy. In another enchanting engraving titled "Shaftesbury; or Lost and Found, " we catch a glimpse into Lord Shaftesbury's life journey. The image suggests that he faced challenges but ultimately found purpose through advocating for social justice. A poignant lithograph depicts young Lord Shaftesbury witnessing a pauper's funeral while attending Harrow School as a boy. This experience likely shaped him profoundly, igniting within him an enduring passion for helping those marginalized by society. Throughout history, numerous engravings have captured Lord Shaftesbury's likeness – each one emphasizing different aspects of his character: determination, empathy, and leadership qualities that made him such an influential figure during this era. An engraving showcases the Funeral Service held at Westminster Abbey after Lord Shaftsbury's passing.