Whig Collection

Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving)
XJF863053 Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prime Minister Robert Walpole)

Integrity retiring from Office!, 1801
Integrity retiring from Office!, Pub. 1801 (hand coloured engraving)

William Pitt (1708-1778). British politician
PITT, William (London 1708-Hayes, 1778), first Earl of Chatham, called Pitt the Elder or Prime Pitt. Also konwn as The Great Commoner. British politician. He joined the ranks of Commons Whig in 1735

Hogarth Election / 1Of4(C)
THE ELECTION An election entertainment: a Whig banquet, with Tories demonstrating outside plate 1 of 4 Date: 1755

Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre
Caricature portrait of Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre KCB (1797-1879). Shaw-Lefevre was a British barrister, Whig politician, and civil servant

Sir Robert Walpole / Mini
SIR ROBERT WALPOLE 1st Earl of Orford English statesman - Whig MP in the House of Commons

The House of Commons in Sir Robert Walpoles Administration, engraved by R. Page
KW281837 The House of Commons in Sir Robert Walpoles Administration, engraved by R. Page, from The Works of William Hogarth, published 1833 (litho) (see 132107) by Thornhill, J

William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (17901-1858), British peer, courtier, nobleman, and Whig politician. early 19th century

Portrait of Arthur Atherley as an Etonian, c1791. Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Portrait of Arthur Atherley as an Etonian, c1791

Uncorking Old Sherry, 1805
Uncorking Old Sherry, pub. 1805 (hand coloured engraving). William Pitt (1759-1806) giving a speech on 6th March 1805

The Republican Hercules defending his Country, pub. 1797 (hand coloured engraving)
2966814 The Republican Hercules defending his Country, pub

Comforts of a Bed of Roses, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806
NCO191273 Comforts of a Bed of Roses, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint) by Gillray

Charles, Second Earl Grey, British statesman, c1828 (1936). Premier 1830-1834, 1883. From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. I, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S

The Reform Bill, 1832 (c1850s). The Rt Hon Earl Grey introduced the Reform Act in Parliament in 1832. It was intended to make wide-ranging changes to the British electoral system

Edward Henry Smith Stanley, Lord Stanley, engraved after a photograph by Samuel A
XJF265849 Edward Henry Smith Stanley, Lord Stanley, engraved after a photograph by Samuel A. Walker. c.1865 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Walker, Samuel A

Charles James Fox (1749-1806) Addressing the House of Commons during the Pitt Ministry
XCF22687 Charles James Fox (1749-1806) Addressing the House of Commons during the Pitt Ministry (oil on canvas) by Hickel, Anton (1745-98); Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, UK; German

General James Irvin
Portrait of General James Irvin. Whig candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania

Brookes and Whites Clubs, London 1796
Wealthy gentlemen patronise the exclusive Brookes (Whig) and White s(Tory) Clubs, at Pall Mall, London

Robert Walpole / Robinson
SIR ROBERT WALPOLE 1st Earl of Orford English statesman - Whig MP

3 Whig Secretaries, Palmerston, Russell, Marquess Normanby
3 Whig Secretaries, Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, The Marquess of Normanby. Date: 1883

Antony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, 1621-1683. English Whig politician during the Interregnum and the reign of King Charles II. In long wig, cravatte, breastplate and brocade doublet

Thomas Townshend, British Whig politician, 1701-1780
Thomas Townshend, British Whig politician and scholar, 1701-1780. Educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge. MP for Winchelsea. Father of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney

R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown
R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830

Westminster School or Dr Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his Playmates, pub
2962526 Westminster School or Dr Busby settling accounts with Master Billy and his Playmates, pub

Sir. R. Steele, (1672-1729), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir. R. Steele, (1672-1729), 1830

W. Pitt, Earl of Chatham, (1708-1778), 1830. Creator: Unknown
W. Pitt, Earl of Chatham, (1708-1778), 1830. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778) British Whig who served as Prime Minister mid 18th century

Thomas Holles Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, K. G. c1740, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Thomas Holles Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, K.G. c1884. Thomas Pelham-Holles (1693-1768), British Whig, educated at Westminster School and Clare College, Cambridge

A Rude Design for a Grand Historical Picture of The Death of Caesar, 1836

Harriet Martineau, 1802 - 1876
3083239 Harriet Martineau, 1802 - 1876.; Private Collection; (add.info.: British social theorist and Whig writer. From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900)

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
3058522 William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, the Great Commoner, 1708 - 1778, aka William Pitt the Elder. British Whig statesman and Prime Minister of Great Britain

Satire on Cass Democrats, 1848
1576698 Satire on Cass Democrats, 1848; (add.info.: Cass & his cabinet in 1849 The satire imputes to the Democrats of 1848, led by candidate Lewis Cass)

Portrait of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
3521631 Portrait of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell; (add.info.: Portrait of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878) a leading Whig and Liberal politician who served as Prime Minister

Daniel Webster, 1800
3507814 Daniel Webster, 1800; (add.info.: Daniel Webster, 1782-1852; Federalist Congressman from New Hampshire, 1813-1817; Whig Congressman from Massachusetts)

James K. Polk, 11th President of the United States, 1846
1576638 James K. Polk, 11th President of the United States, 1846; (add.info.: James K. Polk (1795-1849) 11th president of the United States

Portrait of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke
672619 Portrait of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke; (add.info.: Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet (18 February 1810 - 10 May 1869), English Whig politician, son of Charles Wentworth Dilke

Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
3119018 Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden; (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714-1794) an English lawyer, judge and Whig politician and Earl of Camden

WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745). English politician. Etching
CUL4866510 WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745). English politician. Etching.; (add.info.: WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745). English politician. Etching.); Photo © Esteban/AIC

William Pulteney
3733550 William Pulteney.; (add.info.: Portrait of William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath (1684-1764) an English Whig politician who was created the first Earl of Bath by King George II in 1742

Thomas Babington Macaulay
3118572 Thomas Babington Macaulay; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859) a British historian, Whig politician and former Secretary at War

Portrait of George Augustus Frederick Cowper
672655 Portrait of George Augustus Frederick Cowper; (add.info.: George Augustus Frederick Cowper, 6th Earl Cowper (26 June 1806 - 15 April 1856), styled Viscount Fordwich until 1837

Sir Thomas Pilkington, thrice Lord Mayor of London; Obit 1691, 1812

Right Hon. Lord John Russell, M.P, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Right Hon. Lord John Russell, M.P, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Lord Gray, n.d. Creator: Benjamin Robert Haydon
Lord Gray, n.d

There's more ways than one or Coalition Expedients
NCO191248 There's more ways than one or Coalition Expedients, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1788 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Portrait of Richard B. Sheridan
864201 Portrait of Richard B. Sheridan by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92) (after); (add.info.: Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) Anglo-Irish dramatist and Whig politician

Political cartoon, What will the wigs do next?

Edmund Burke and the Iron Duke
Two Baxter portrait prints of the following men

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Scottish advocate and independent Whig politician

Lord Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers
George William Frederick Villiers, the 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800 - 1870), leading English Whig politician, who served as Lord Privy Seal

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792 - 1878), known by his courtesy title Lord John Russell before 1861

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston handing Queen Victoria his resignation
3733786 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston handing Queen Victoria his resignation

Walpole's Quarrel with Townshend, 1730
3784400 Walpole's Quarrel with Townshend, 1730; (add.info.: Sir Robert Walpole's Quarrel with Lord Charles Townshend (2nd Viscount Townshend): a disagreement over foreign affairs

Sir Robert Walpole - portrait
3784401 Sir Robert Walpole - portrait; (add.info.: Sir Robert Walpole - portrait)

The Right Honorable Sir Charles Pratt, Knight, now Lord Camden, 1786

Hercules Reposing, pub. 1799 (hand coloured engaving)
2966826 Hercules Reposing, pub

Cicero in Catilinam, March 17, 1785. Creator: James Sayers
Cicero in Catilinam, March 17, 1785

The Brazen Image Erected on a Pedestal Wrought by Himself, published May 29, 1802

John Quincy Adams, sixth President of USA
John Quincy Adams (1767 aa1848) was the sixth President of the United States (1825aa1829)

Edmund Burke, from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise
KW271270 Edmund Burke, from Histoire de la Revolution Francaise by Louis Blanc (1811-82) (engraving) by French School

Portrait of William Pulteney, Earl of Bath, 1835 (litho)
4070954 Portrait of William Pulteney, Earl of Bath, 1835 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath)

Thomas Babington Macaulay, British historian and writer (engraving)
3647982 Thomas Babington Macaulay, British historian and writer (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859)

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
6014926 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, English Whig politician, Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer (engraving) by Engleheart

Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Littleton
6014844 Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Littleton, English politician, MP and First Secretary for Ireland (engraving) by Slater

A Coalition Medal, Struck in Brass: satire on the coalition of British politicians Lord North and Charles James Fox
6032178 A Coalition Medal, Struck in Brass: satire on the coalition of British politicians Lord North and Charles James Fox, 1783 (engraving) by Sayers

Horace Walpole, English historian, author and politician (engraving)
6029452 Horace Walpole, English historian, author and politician (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horace Walpole, English historian)

Earl Grey, British Whig politican and Prime Minister who introduced the Great Reform Act of 1832 (litho)
6032961 Earl Grey, British Whig politican and Prime Minister who introduced the Great Reform Act of 1832 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Earl Grey)

Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1st Earl of Shaftesbury in Lord Chancellors robes, c
5914730 Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1st Earl of Shaftesbury in Lord Chancellors robes, c.1672 (oil on canvas) by Greenhill, John (1642/9-76) (attr)

Sir Robert Peel in the house, 1846, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373588 Sir Robert Peel in the house, 1846, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Wilson

After the second reading of the First Reform Bill, illustration from Hutchinson
IL370586 After the second reading of the First Reform Bill, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation (litho) by McCormick

An Election Entertainment, 1755 (engraving)
1071396 An Election Entertainment, 1755 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 43.2x53.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Henry Boyle, Lord Carleton (engraving)
964906 Henry Boyle, Lord Carleton (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Boyle, Lord Carleton. Anglo-Irish politician (12 July 1669 - 31 March 1725)

Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard (gravure)
820783 Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard (gravure) by Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1806-73) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard)

Matthew Lewis, English author and politician (engraving)
820631 Matthew Lewis, English author and politician (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matthew Lewis (1775-1818), English author and politician

Henry Richard Fox (engraving)
815917 Henry Richard Fox (engraving) by Leslie, Charles Robert (1794-1859) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Richard Fox (1773-1840)

Shall I Resign?, 1832 (oil on canvas)
TW427183 Shall I Resign

Portrait of the Right Honourable Earl Grey K. G. 1848 (oil on board)
TW427313 Portrait of the Right Honourable Earl Grey K.G

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The Whig party, known for its integrity and commitment to the people, had a significant impact on British politics. In 1801, Integrity retired from office, marking a turning point in their history. One of the prominent figures associated with the Whigs was William Pitt (1708-1778), a British politician who played a crucial role in shaping their ideology. The Hogarth Election series depicted the lively and often chaotic nature of elections during this time. The House of Commons under Sir Robert Walpole's administration was captured beautifully by R. Page's engraving, showcasing the power dynamics within Parliament. Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre was another notable member of the Whig party who contributed to its growth and influence. Meanwhile, Sir Robert Walpole himself became an iconic figure through his miniature portrait that showcased his political prowess. Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, an engraving from 1740, highlighted some of the challenges faced by politicians seeking advancement within their ranks. It shed light on how connections and favoritism could play a role in one's rise to power. Uncorking Old Sherry in 1805 symbolized new beginnings for both individuals and political movements alike. As they uncorked old traditions and ideas, they embraced progress and change. The Election II: Canvassing for Votes (1754-55) portrayed the intense efforts made by candidates to secure support from voters during election campaigns. Similarly, The Election III: The Polling (1754-55) depicted citizens exercising their democratic right at polling stations. In The Republican Hercules defending his Country (1797), we see an image that embodies patriotism as it depicts a strong defender protecting his nation against external threats—a reflection values rooted in national security. Comforts of a Bed of Roses published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 represented not only physical comfort but also metaphorical ease achieved through the Whig party's policies.