Lord Chancellor Collection (#8)

John Singleton Copley, Lord Lyndhurst (1772-1863), 19th century. British politician and Lord Chancellor of England. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, Lord Chancellor, 1926. Artist: Alick P F Ritchie
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, Lord Chancellor, 1926. Portrait of Smith (1872-1930) who was a British lawyer and Conservative politician

Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne, British lawyer and Liberal politician, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne, British lawyer and Liberal politician, c1890. Palmer (1812-1895) served as Lord Chancellor in Gladstones Liberal governments from 1872-1874 and from 1880-1885

Hugh NcCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, c1890. Born in Ireland, Cairns (1810-1885) entered Parliament as a member for Belfast in 1852

The Court of Chancery in the Reign of George I, 18th century (c1905). Lord Chancellor Macclesfield is the presiding judge

Monument to Francis Bacon, in St Michaels Church near St Albans, Hertfordshire, c1850. English philosopher, statesman and essayist Bacon (1561-1626) became Lord Chancellor in 1618

Saint Sir Thomas More, English politician, scholar and martyr, (c1850). More (1478-1535) was Henry VIIIs Lord Chancellor from 1529-1532

Hugh McCalmont Cairns, politician and statesman, 1881. Born in Ireland, Cairns (1810-1885) entered Parliament as a member for Belfast in 1852

Right Hon Lord Selborne, ex-Lord High Chancellor of England, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Lord Selborne, ex-Lord High Chancellor of England, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Right Hon Lord Chelmsford, British politiciian and jurist, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Lord Chelmsford, British politiciian and jurist, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art

Stephen Gardiner, costume design for Shakespeares play, Henry VIII, 19th century
Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, costume design for Shakespeares play, Henry VIII, 19th century. A 19th-century costume design for William Shakespeares (1564-1616) play, Henry VIII

Lord Chancellor, costume design for Shakespeares play, Henry VIII, 19th century. A 19th-century costume design for William Shakespeares (1564-1616) play, Henry VIII

Sir Christopher Hatton, English politician, (1827). Artist: E Scriven
Sir Christopher Hatton, English politician, (1827). Hatton (1540-1591) was Lord Chancellor of England

Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England, (1824). Artist: W Freeman
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Lord Chancellor of England, (1824). In 1670, Finch (1621-1682) became Attorney General, and in 1675 Lord Chancellor

Walter Passmore in Iolanthe, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Walter Passmore in Iolanthe, c1902. British actor Passmore (1867-1946) as the Lord Chancellor in Gilbert and Sullivans Iolanthe

Sir Thomas More, Catholic English lawyer, writer, and politician, (1748). Portrait of More (1478-1535) as Henry VIIIs Lord Chancellor

Henry Brougham, Attorney General, 1820. Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (c1778-1868), was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Francis Bacon, English philosopher, statesman and essayist, 19th century. Artist: J Thomson
Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, statesman and essayist, 19th century. Bacon (1561-1626) became Lord Chancellor in 1618

John Singleton Copley, Lord Chancellor of England, 1877
John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst, Lord Chancellor of England, 1877. Portrait of Copley (1772-1863) in wig and ceremonial robes

Alexander Wedderburn, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, 1877
Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, 1877. Portrait of Wedderburn (1733-1805) in wig and ceremonial robes

Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham, Lord Chancellor of England, 1877. Portrait of Pepys (1781-1851) in wig and ceremonial robes

Henry Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, 1877
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, 1877. Portrait of Brougham (c1778-1868) in wig and ceremonial robes

Lord Chancellors of Great Britain, 1877. Portraits of: John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon; Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; Charles Christopher Pepys

Sir Hugh Mac-Calmont Cairns, British statesman, c1880. Artist: DJ Pound
Sir Hugh Mac-Calmont Cairns, British statesman, c1880. Portrait of Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (1819-1885), Lord Chancellor and philanthropist

Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford, English jurist and politician, c1880. Artist: DJ Pound
Frederic Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford, English jurist and politician, c1880. Portrait of Chelmsford (1794-1878) published in a supplement to the Illustrated News of the World, London

The Right Honourable John Singleton Copley, Lord Chancellor and politician, c1880. Artist: DJ Pound
The Right Honourable John Singleton Copley, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Chancellor and politician, c1880. Portrait of Copley (1772-1863), published in a supplement to the Illustrated News of the World

The Right Honourable Henry Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, c1880. Artist: DJ Pound
The Right Honourable Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, c1880. Portrait of Brougham (1778-1868)

Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, British statesman, 1881. Artist: George J Stodart
Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, British statesman, 1881. Born in Ireland, Cairns (1810-1885) entered Parliament as a member for Belfast in 1852

Sir Thomas More, 1774. Artist: T Cook
Sir Thomas More, 1774. Portrait of More (1478-1535) English statesman, scholar and saint and Henry VIIIs Lord Chancellor. More refused to subscribe to the Act of Supremacy which made Henry the head

Thomas More, English statesman, scholar and saint, c1527. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Thomas More, English statesman, scholar and saint, c1527. Portrait of More (1478-1535) as Henry VIIIs Lord Chancellor. More refused to subscribe to the Act of Supremacy which made Henry the head of

Richard Rich (1496?-1567), English lawyer and statesman. Rich was Lord Chancellor between 1548 and 1551, during the reign of Edward VI

Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, scientist and statesman, 1618. Bacon (1561-1626) became Lord Chancellor in 1618. He is shown here after his appointment to the position

Turning the Tables, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
Turning the Tables, 1887. The Lord Chancellor yawns as he queries why the House of Commons is not getting on with its business

To the Temple of Fame, 1858. Mr. Punch (with the Greatest Respect). After you, my Lord! This cartoon shows Mr Punch respectfully deferring to Lord Brougham

Right Honorable Charles Pratt 1st Earl Camden
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The Lord Chancellor Expressing her Majestys Approval of the Election of Mr. Alderman Evans as Lord Mayor Presenting the Loving Cup in the Princes Chamber of the House of Lords

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Swearing-In the New Lord Chancellor at Westminster Hall, London

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The Lord Chancellor, 1870

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House of Lord Chancellor Pronouncing Judgment in the Case of the Queen V. O connell

A Brighton hot bath, or preparations for the wedding, 1816 (etching)
XJF867839 A Brighton hot bath, or preparations for the wedding, 1816 (etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: BM 1868, 0808.8320); English, out of copyright

Initial Letter of a Charter containing portraits of Henry VIII and Wolsey, 1529 (vellum)
XJF387439 Initial Letter of a Charter containing portraits of Henry VIII and Wolsey, 1529 (vellum) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Edward Coke (engraving)
XJF377154 Sir Edward Coke (engraving) by Loggan, David (1633/35-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634), justice to the Kings Bench; ); English, out of copyright

Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) (engraving)
XJF377157 Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: justice to the Kings Bench; ); Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (engraving)
XJF349400 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charles Pratt, 1st Earl of Camden, from The National and Domestic History of
KW329992 Charles Pratt, 1st Earl of Camden, from The National and Domestic History of England by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858-1916) published London, c.1890 (litho) by English School

Thomas Erskine, from The National and Domestic History of England by William
KW329983 Thomas Erskine, from The National and Domestic History of England by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858-1916) published London, c.1890 (litho) by English School

Edward Thurlow, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW310895 Edward Thurlow, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord John Somers, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825
KW310880 Lord John Somers, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"The Lord Chancellor: A Historical Figure in the Realm of Law and Politics" The role of the Lord Chancellor holds a significant place in British history, embodying power, wisdom, and influence. From Sir Thomas More to Charles Lord Talbot, this caption explores the diverse personalities who have held this esteemed position throughout the centuries. Sir Thomas More, known for his unwavering principles and moral compass, served as Lord Chancellor in 1527. His portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger captures his intellectual depth and devotion to justice. Cardinal Wolsey was another prominent figure who held the title during the early 1500s. An enigmatic character depicted in an unknown artist's painting from 1890, he symbolizes both ambition and downfall. Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Baron Finch Of Daventry exemplified a different era as Lord Chancellor from 1621-1682. The book "Lodges British Portraits" published in London in 1823 immortalizes his image alongside other notable figures. Lord Brougham's railway nightmare showcases how even those holding high office can be plagued by anxieties. This intriguing piece reflects on a unique aspect of being a Lord Chancellor - dealing with unexpected challenges beyond legal matters. The cabinet of Ramsay MacDonald captured in 1935 provides insight into political dynamics during that time period. Though not specifically focused on their roles as Lords Chancellors, it reminds us that these individuals were part of broader governmental structures shaping Britain's destiny. Sir Thomas More bids farewell to his daughter through color lithographs while another engraving portrays him observing monks going to execution from prison windows. These poignant images depict moments when personal convictions clashed with official duties – illustrating dilemmas faced by many Lords Chancellors throughout history. A letter from Charles II to Chancellor Lord Clarendon dated June 7th, 1662 serves as a reminder of the correspondence that shaped legal and political decisions.