Privy Council Collection

Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
1577351 Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie; (add.info.: Portrait of Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622-1686). Swedish statesman and military man. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council

Nils Bielke, 1644-1716, 1690. Creator: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl
Nils Bielke, 1644-1716, 1690

Hugo Eberhard Cratz, c17th century. Creator: Anon
Hugo Eberhard Cratz, c17th century

The late Sir John Taylor Coleridge, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Sir John Taylor Coleridge, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Williams, of a British judge, ...a nephew of the poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge...[He attended] Corpus Christi College

Portrait of Reinoud III of Brederode, c.1545. Creator: Jan van Scorel
Portrait of Reinoud III of Brederode, c.1545. Other Title(s): Reinout III van Brederode (1493-1556), Lord of Vianen. Deacon in the Order of the Golden Fleece, Counselor and Chamberlain to Charles V

Privy Council Henrik Hielmstierne, 1780. Creator: Jens Juel
Privy Council Henrik Hielmstierne, 1780

The Departure of King Edward VII from Cowes, on 23 January, to attend his Privy Council in London (engraving)
1593864 The Departure of King Edward VII from Cowes, on 23 January, to attend his Privy Council in London (engraving) by Begg

The Kings First Act of State since his Illness, His Majesty at the Privy Council on Board the "Victoria
1600830 The Kings First Act of State since his Illness, His Majesty at the Privy Council on Board the " Victoria and Albert, " 26 July (litho) by Begg

Professor Fawcett (b / w photo)
815990 Professor Fawcett (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Fawcett, Henry Fawcett, (1833-1884), British political economist, academic

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)

The Queen presiding at her First Council upon her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1887 (engraving)
1593229 The Queen presiding at her First Council upon her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1887 (engraving) by Wilkie, David (1785-1841) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Popish Plot playing card, 1679 (engraving)
609643 Popish Plot playing card, 1679 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Popish Plot playing card)

Queen Annes Privy Council (engraving)
654545 Queen Annes Privy Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Annes Privy Council)

The Earl of Essex threatening to draw his sword after Queen Elizabeth I cuffed him around the ear for his insolence
3647462 The Earl of Essex threatening to draw his sword after Queen Elizabeth I cuffed him around the ear for his insolence, 1598 (engraving) by Maillart

The Right Honourable Lord Lyndhurst, PC, DCL, FRS (engraving)
1609824 The Right Honourable Lord Lyndhurst, PC, DCL, FRS (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Honourable Lord Lyndhurst, PC, DCL, FRS)

The late Right Honourable Cecil J Rhodes, PC, DCL (b / w photo)
1629522 The late Right Honourable Cecil J Rhodes, PC, DCL (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Right Honourable Cecil J Rhodes, PC, DCL)

Members of the War Commission (b / w photo)
1601019 Members of the War Commission (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Members of the War Commission)

The Right Honourable A H Thesiger, PC, Lord Justice of Appeal (engraving)
1060325 The Right Honourable A H Thesiger, PC, Lord Justice of Appeal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Honourable A H Thesiger, PC)

The Late Earl of Lathom (engraving)
1064016 The Late Earl of Lathom (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Earl of Lathom)

"Let those Laugh who Win", the Privy Council as a Court of Appeal (engraving)
1060674 " Let those Laugh who Win", the Privy Council as a Court of Appeal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Recipients of Coronation Honours (b / w photo)
1600738 Recipients of Coronation Honours (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Recipients of Coronation Honours)

Sir Richard Southwell (aquatint)
726805 Sir Richard Southwell (aquatint) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Richard Southwell, English Privy Councillor)

The late Roundell Palmer, First Earl of Selborne, PC (b / w photo)
1628134 The late Roundell Palmer, First Earl of Selborne, PC (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Roundell Palmer, First Earl of Selborne, PC)

The Privy Council (engraving)
1617016 The Privy Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Privy Council. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 29 April 1843)

The late Right Honourable Sir Barnes Peacock, Judicial Committee of Privy Council (engraving)
1596936 The late Right Honourable Sir Barnes Peacock, Judicial Committee of Privy Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Andrew Melville before the King and Privy Council (engraving)
725601 Andrew Melville before the King and Privy Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andrew Melville before the King and Privy Council)

The Duke of Fife, KT, PC, GCVO (litho)
2807899 The Duke of Fife, KT, PC, GCVO (litho) by Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duke of Fife, KT, PC, GCVO)

Right Honourable Sir Richard Baggallay (engraving)
1595824 Right Honourable Sir Richard Baggallay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Right Honourable Sir Richard Baggallay)

Recipients of New Year Honours (b / w photo)
1598327 Recipients of New Year Honours (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Recipients of New Year Honours)

The Kings Birthday Honours (b / w photo)
1628573 The Kings Birthday Honours (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kings Birthday Honours)

The Late Sir Charles Parker Butt (engraving)
1056226 The Late Sir Charles Parker Butt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Sir Charles Parker Butt, President of the Probate, Divorce)

Sitting of a Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (engraving)
1101811 Sitting of a Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sitting of a Judicial Committee of the Privy Council)

Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, KG, GCB, PC (engraving)
1060214 Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, KG, GCB, PC (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, KG, GCB, PC)

Titus Oates before the Privy Council (engraving)
664136 Titus Oates before the Privy Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Titus Oates before the Privy Council)

The Bishops before the Privy Council 1688 (engraving)
727123 The Bishops before the Privy Council 1688 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bishops before the Privy Council 1688)

The Right Honourable Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, PC, MP (engraving)
1627858 The Right Honourable Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, PC, MP (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Privy Council at Sea, Councillors arriving alongside His Majestys Yacht "Victoria
1601456 A Privy Council at Sea, Councillors arriving alongside His Majestys Yacht " Victoria and Albert" at Cowes on 26 July (litho) by Forestier

Recipients of Coronation Honours (b / w photo)
1600739 Recipients of Coronation Honours (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Recipients of Coronation Honours)

The Kings Illness (b / w photo)
1600735 The Kings Illness (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kings Illness, His Majestys Medical Advisers)

The Kings Birthday Honours, Prominent Recipients (b / w photo)
1601232 The Kings Birthday Honours, Prominent Recipients (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kings Birthday Honours, Prominent Recipients)

New Years Honours (engraving)
1627766 New Years Honours (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Years Honours. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 5 January 1895)

The Embassy from H M the Queen of Madagascar now visiting England, the Ambassadors and their Suite (engraving)
1043938 The Embassy from H M the Queen of Madagascar now visiting England, the Ambassadors and their Suite (engraving) by English School

A Royal Robber (engraving)
3099378 A Royal Robber (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Royal Robber. William Wake)

Sir William Davidson (engraving)
961526 Sir William Davidson (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir William Davidson Baronet (c1614-1689)

The Proposed Imperial Court of Appeal, a Sketch from Life in the Present Chamber of the Privy Council (litho)
1048539 The Proposed Imperial Court of Appeal, a Sketch from Life in the Present Chamber of the Privy Council (litho) by Haenen

Titus before the Privy Council (litho)
1074130 Titus before the Privy Council (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England published by Cassell and Company Limited circa 1920)

Lord Thurlow, (1731-1806), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lord Thurlow, (1731-1806), 1830. Edward Thurlow (1731-1806) British lawyer and Tory politician educated at Kings School, Canterbury, Caius College, Cambridge and Inner Temple

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The Privy Council: A Glimpse into the Power and Prestige Step into history with these captivating engravings and photographs that offer a window into the world of the Privy Council. From examinations to departures, from acts of state to moments of insolence, this esteemed council has witnessed it all. In one engraving, we witness Francis standing before the Privy Council, his fate hanging in the balance. The weight of their examination is palpable as he awaits their judgment, and is a reminder that within these walls lie decisions that shape destinies. Another engraving captures King Edward VII departing Cowes on his way to attend his Privy Council in London. This momentous occasion signifies not only his duty but also the significance and influence held by this council over matters of state. A lithograph showcases an iconic act of state since King Edward's illness - His Majesty at the Privy Council aboard "Victoria and Albert. " This image immortalizes a historic event where power converges with resilience against adversity. Amongst these historical images lies Professor Fawcett, captured in black and white photography. As a member of this illustrious council, he embodies intellect and expertise brought forth during deliberations that shape nations. Henry Richard Fox's engraved portrait reminds us that privilege often accompanies power. With an air of authority surrounding him, he symbolizes those who have had the honor to serve on this prestigious council throughout history. An engraving depicts Queen Victoria presiding over her first council upon ascending to the throne in 1887. Her regal presence exudes strength as she takes charge amidst advisors who guide her through crucial decisions for her kingdom's future. Delve further back into time through an intriguing playing card depicting the Popish Plot from 1679 – a testament to how religious tensions influenced discussions within this influential body even centuries ago. Queen Anne's Privy Council comes alive through another enchanting engraving.