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Baron Brougham And Vaux Collection

Baron Brougham and Vaux: A Political Whig Statesman Lord Brougham of England, ca. 1860-1865

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Lord Brougham opening the Social Science Congress at Sheffield, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Lord Brougham opening the Social Science Congress at Sheffield, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Lord Brougham opening the Social Science Congress at Sheffield, 1865. View of 'the inaugural address of Lord Brougham at the opening meeting of the ninth annual Congress of the National

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux

Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux
2603682 Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux; (add.info.: Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778 - 1868). Scottish - born lawyer and politician

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: The banquet given to M. Berryer in the Middle Temple Hall by the members of the English Bar, 1864

The banquet given to M. Berryer in the Middle Temple Hall by the members of the English Bar, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The banquet given to M. Berryer in the Middle Temple Hall [in London] by the members of the English Bar, 1864. We give an Illustration of the festive scene in the Middle Tempie Hall

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: The Right Hon. Lord Brougham - from a photograph by Claudet, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Right Hon. Lord Brougham - from a photograph by Claudet, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Right Hon. Lord Brougham - from a photograph by Claudet, 1858....after a long absence from what may be called out-of-door public life

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Inauguration of the Statue of Sir Isaac Newton at Grantham, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Inauguration of the Statue of Sir Isaac Newton at Grantham, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of the Statue of Sir Isaac Newton at Grantham, 1858. The statue of the great mathematician and astronomer, from the hand of W

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British Whig statesman (litho)

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British Whig statesman (litho)
3100157 Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British Whig statesman (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Brougham)

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: A Game of Political Shuttlecock (colour litho)

A Game of Political Shuttlecock (colour litho)
2775112 A Game of Political Shuttlecock (colour litho) by Doyle, John (H.B.) (1797-1868) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Game of Political Shuttlecock)

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: [Lord Brougham and his Family, Cannes], 1862. Creator: Charles Negre

[Lord Brougham and his Family, Cannes], 1862. Creator: Charles Negre
[Lord Brougham and his Family, Cannes], 1862

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, 1825, (1944). Creator: Thomas Lawrence

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, 1825, (1944). Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, 1825, (1944). Portrait of Scottish lawyer and politician Henry Brougham (1778-1868) who defended Queen Caroline at her trial in 1820

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Creator: John Doyle

Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Former Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham stands in the dock, as Sir Robert Peel explains his crime of incendiarism to judge King William IV

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig, 1834. Creator: John Doyle

Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig, 1834. British politicians: Agad, here is the Police ; I shan t stir a peg ; I ll be off ; Then so shall I

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: A game of Political Shuttlecock, 1831. Creator: John Doyle

A game of Political Shuttlecock, 1831. Creator: John Doyle
A game of Political Shuttlecock, 1831. Prime Minister Charles Grey: Keep it up B[rougham] _ I d never be able to play the Game without you

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Going to the Fair with it!... 1837. Creator: John Doyle

Going to the Fair with it!... 1837. Creator: John Doyle
Going to the Fair with it!. A Cant Phrase for doing any thing in an extravagant way - Known it is presumed to most persons, 1837

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: An original sketch from which it is presumed Hogarth took his... picture The Cock Pit, 1837

An original sketch from which it is presumed Hogarth took his... picture The Cock Pit, 1837
An original sketch from which it is presumed Hogarth took his well-known picture The Cock Pit, 1837. Politicians at a cock fight - the word Ireland is written in the arena

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: The Vaux and the Grapes, 1835. Creator: John Doyle

The Vaux and the Grapes, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
The Vaux and the Grapes. 1835. Lord Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux portrayed as a fox. The play on words in the title connects his name with one of Aesops fables

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: A Select Specimen of the BLACK Style, 1833. Creator: John Doyle

A Select Specimen of the BLACK Style, 1833. Creator: John Doyle
A Select Specimen of the BLACK Style, 1833. Original in Bronze may be seen at_. Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, as a sculpture

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Fall of the Vaux-Hall Performer, 1834. Creator: John Doyle

Fall of the Vaux-Hall Performer, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Fall of the Vaux-Hall Performer, 1834. Lord Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux portrayed as a circus tightrope-walker. The play on words in the title connects his name with entertainments at

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Trios Dogs, A Graphic Tale, with a Moral, for those who can find it out!, 1834. Creator

Trios Dogs, A Graphic Tale, with a Moral, for those who can find it out!, 1834. Creator
Trios Dogs, A Graphic Tale, with a Moral, for those who can find it out!, 1834. Prime minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington holding a bone labelled Power ; Governor-General of Canada John

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Vaux Hunting, or the Newest Version of Tally Ho!, 1834. Creator: John Doyle

Vaux Hunting, or the Newest Version of Tally Ho!, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Vaux Hunting, or the Newest Version of Tally Ho!, 1834. Sketched at the late meeting of the Durham Press-ton Hounds. A huntsman shouts Tallyho! Tallyho

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Receiving the Fatal News!, 1834. Creator: John Doyle

Receiving the Fatal News!, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Receiving the Fatal News!, 1834. George Eden, Earl of Auckland; John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough; Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; John Hobhouse

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Gratitude, 1834. Creator: John Doyle

Gratitude, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Gratitude, 1834. Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham thinks: (He offered me the Attorney Generalship, I must now do something for him.) He then says to former prime minister Charles Grey

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: The Fall of Icarus, 1834. Creator: John Doyle

The Fall of Icarus, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
The Fall of Icarus, 1834. Lord Brougham portrayed as Icarus of Greek myth, who flew too close to the Sun with wings made of wax

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Henry Brougham Esq. M. P. The Queens Attorney General, c1820. Creator: T Wright

Henry Brougham Esq. M. P. The Queens Attorney General, c1820. Creator: T Wright
Henry Brougham Esq. M.P. The Queens Attorney General, c1820. Portrait of British lawyer Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868) who defended Queen Caroline at her trial

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: A Contrast, c1838. Creator: Unknown

A Contrast, c1838. Creator: Unknown
A Contrast, c1838. Political satire depicting British politicians: Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), and Arthur Wellesley

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Im: Patience in a Punt. or Otium Cum dignitate - Versus - the Coronation, 1838

Im: Patience in a Punt. or Otium Cum dignitate - Versus - the Coronation, 1838
Im:Patience in a Punt. or Otium Cum dignitate - Versus - the Coronation, 1838. Satire on the coronation of Queen Victoria

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition. 1835. Creator: John Doyle

Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition. 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition. 1835. Satire depicting British politicians as animals. The sheep (or lamb) may be William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, who served as Home Secretary

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Stewards Court of the Manor of Torre Devon, 1820. Artist

Stewards Court of the Manor of Torre Devon, 1820. Artist
Stewards Court of the Manor of Torre Devon, 1820. Scene of the House of Lords as arranged for the Bill of Pains and Penalties intended to strip Queen Caroline of her tittles

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Fiddlestick versus broomstick, 1831

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

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: The Pall Mall Apollo or R-ty in a blaze, 1816. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank

The Pall Mall Apollo or R-ty in a blaze, 1816. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank
The Pall Mall Apollo or R-ty in a blaze, 1816. The Prince Regent is dressed as Apollo, McMahon as Mercury pours a chamber pot over his flaming head. On the left are two statues

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Brougham and the Civic Giants, 1848

Brougham and the Civic Giants, 1848. Lord Brougham and Vaux, with fists doubled, threatens Gog and Magog, who express alarm. The subject refers to a verbal attack by Lord Brougham and Vaux on the city

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Returning Justice lifts aloft her Scale, 1821

Returning Justice lifts aloft her Scale, 1821. Caroline of Brunswick, between Bergami and Alderman Wood, falls from the tilting summit of a breaking pillar which rests on the word Adultery

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: How to get un-married, ay, theres the rub!, 1820. Artist: JL Marks

How to get un-married, ay, theres the rub!, 1820. Artist: JL Marks
How to get un-married, ay, theres the rub!, 1820. George IV and Queen Caroline are tied back to back; the Queens hand is held by the figure of Justice; Lord Brougham stands on the left; the King is

Background imageBaron Brougham And Vaux Collection: Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux

Henry Peter Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778 - 1868). Scottish - born lawyer and politician. Defended Queen Caroline at her trial (1820)



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Baron Brougham and Vaux: A Political Whig Statesman Lord Brougham of England, ca. 1860-1865. Creator: Unknown Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British Whig statesman (litho) A Game of Political Shuttlecock (colour litho) In the realm of British politics during the mid-19th century, one name stood out as a prominent figure - Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux. Known for his influential role as a British Whig statesman, Lord Brougham left an indelible mark on history. His political career spanned several decades and was characterized by his unwavering dedication to reforming society. With his sharp intellect and eloquence in debate, he championed causes such as education reform, abolitionism, and legal reforms that would shape the future of Britain. The various portraits captured throughout his life showcase both the public persona and private moments of this remarkable man. Whether it be Charles Negre's intimate portrayal of "Lord Brougham and his Family" in Cannes or Thomas Lawrence's dignified depiction from 1825; each image offers a glimpse into the multifaceted personality behind the politician. But it wasn't just serious matters that occupied Lord Brougham's attention; he also had a playful side. John Doyle's satirical illustrations like "Swing Caught at Last" or "Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig" reveal his sense of humor while shedding light on contemporary political issues. One cannot forget Doyle's iconic piece titled "A game of Political Shuttlecock, " which metaphorically captures the volatile nature of politics during those times. It serves as a reminder that power struggles were not limited to formal debates but could also take place within informal settings. Beyond politics though, Lord Brougham enjoyed cultural pursuits.