Richard Cobden Collection

Dinner to Mr Cobden, MP at the Corn Exchange, Wakefield (engraving)
1618056 Dinner to Mr Cobden, MP at the Corn Exchange, Wakefield (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinner to Mr Cobden, MP at the Corn Exchange, Wakefield)

Portrait of Richard Cobden, 19th century (engraving)
3521650 Portrait of Richard Cobden, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Richard Cobden (1804-1865) English manufacturer and Radical and Liberal statesman

Illustration titled Bright on the Death of Cobden
3077655 Illustration titled Bright on the Death of Cobden'; (add.info.: Illustration titled Bright on the Death of Cobden')

Richard Cobden, 1845
1577420 Richard Cobden, 1845; (add.info.: Portrait of Richard Cobden (1804-1865) was an English manufacturer and Radical and Liberal statesman associated with two major free trade campaigns

Richard Cobden, 1804 - 1865. British manufacturer and Radical and Liberal statesman
878616 Richard Cobden, 1804 - 1865. British manufacturer and Radical and Liberal statesman. From Edward VII His Life and Times, published 1910.; Private Collection

Les trois disciples de Mr. Cobdem se livrant.. 1854. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les trois disciples de Mr. Cobdem [sic] se livrant.. 1854. Les trois disciples de Mr. Cobdem se livrant a une derniere tentative pour faire apprecier aux cosaques tous les charmes de la paix

Fureur de Monsieur Cobden... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Fureur de Monsieur Cobden... 19th century....en apprenant la nouvelle de la conclusion de la paix... Rage of Mr [Richard?] Cobden on hearing of the end of the peace

Sir Robert Peel announcing his conversion to free trade principles during the debate on the Corn Laws in the House of
6033024 Sir Robert Peel announcing his conversion to free trade principles during the debate on the Corn Laws in the House of Commons, Westminster, 22 January 1846 (photogravure) by Wilson

Richard Cobden (engraving)
725813 Richard Cobden (engraving) by C. A. du Val & Co. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden, British manufacturer, radical and Liberal statesman)

Richard Cobden (litho)
2782155 Richard Cobden (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden. Illustration for The Life of William Ewart Gladstone by George Barnett Smith)

Richard Cobden, 1804 - 1865. English manufacturer, Radical
KW266353 Richard Cobden, 1804 - 1865. English manufacturer, Radical and Liberal statesman from a photograph, from The Drawing-Room of Eminent Personages, Volume 2, published in London

Richard Cobden
LLM459531 Richard Cobden by Marti, Ricardo (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden. Illustration for La Ciencia Y Sus Hombres by Luis Figuier (D Jaime Seix, 1876)

Dunford, near Midhurst, where Cobden was born (engraving)
663697 Dunford, near Midhurst, where Cobden was born (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dunford, near Midhurst, where Cobden was born)

Maison Chauve, near Algiers, the Residence of Mr Cobden, MP for Rochdale (engraving)
1612848 Maison Chauve, near Algiers, the Residence of Mr Cobden, MP for Rochdale (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maison Chauve, near Algiers)

Statue of Cobden, unveiled at Stockport on Saturday (engraving)
1624850 Statue of Cobden, unveiled at Stockport on Saturday (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Cobden, unveiled at Stockport on Saturday)

King Louis Philippes Reception of Richard Cobden (engraving)
1594269 King Louis Philippes Reception of Richard Cobden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Louis Philippes Reception of Richard Cobden)

A Dream by Richard Cobden (engraving)
1594606 A Dream by Richard Cobden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dream by Richard Cobden. Illustration for The Pictorial Times, 18 December 1847)

Cobden (engraving)
665823 Cobden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cobden. Illustration from Our Own Country (Cassell, c 1870)

Richard Cobden (photo)
611466 Richard Cobden (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Richard Cobden (engraving)
819336 Portrait of Richard Cobden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden, British manufacturer and Liberal politician)

Richard Cobden, Esquire, M P (engraving)
3638885 Richard Cobden, Esquire, M P (engraving) by C. A. du Val & Co. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden, Esquire, M P)

Dunford House, Midhurst, Birthplace and Residence of Richard Cobden (engraving)
2781651 Dunford House, Midhurst, Birthplace and Residence of Richard Cobden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dunford House, Midhurst)

Modern British Statesmen (engraving)
973086 Modern British Statesmen (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern British Statesmen)

Richard Cobden, English politician (chromolitho)
1094272 Richard Cobden, English politician (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden (1804-1865), English politician

Richard Cobden (photo)
611467 Richard Cobden (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

Unveiling of the Cobden Statue in High-Street, Camden Town, on Saturday Last (engraving)
1611202 Unveiling of the Cobden Statue in High-Street, Camden Town, on Saturday Last (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gold Box presented by Commercial Travellers to Mr Cobden, MP (engraving)
1607130 Gold Box presented by Commercial Travellers to Mr Cobden, MP (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Birthplace of Mr Cobden, MP, near Midhurst, Sussex (engraving)
1096070 Birthplace of Mr Cobden, MP, near Midhurst, Sussex (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birthplace of Mr Cobden, MP, near Midhurst, Sussex)

Richard Cobden, British manufacturer and Liberal politician (litho)
3100139 Richard Cobden, British manufacturer and Liberal politician (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden (1804-1865)

Bright on the Death of Cobden (litho)
2793885 Bright on the Death of Cobden (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bright on the Death of Cobden)

Statue of Richard Cobden (engraving)
585529 Statue of Richard Cobden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unveiling of the statue of Richard Cobden, politician and manufacturer)

Statue of Richard Cobden (photo)
585524 Statue of Richard Cobden (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Richard Cobden, politician and manufacturer, on Camden High Street)

Richard Cobden (engraving)
6008109 Richard Cobden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden. Illustration for The British Workman)

Marble Statue of the late Mr Cobden in the Peel Park, Salford (engraving)
1620692 Marble Statue of the late Mr Cobden in the Peel Park, Salford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Debate in the House of Commons on the China Question, the Opposition Tellers (Mr Cobden and Mr Milner Gibson)
1587385 The Debate in the House of Commons on the China Question, the Opposition Tellers (Mr Cobden and Mr Milner Gibson) reading the Result of the Division (engraving) by English School

Statue of the late Mr Cobden at Manchester, uncovered on Easter Monday (engraving)
1611070 Statue of the late Mr Cobden at Manchester, uncovered on Easter Monday (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The late Richard Cobden, MP (engraving)
1610251 The late Richard Cobden, MP (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Richard Cobden, MP)

Richard Cobden (left) and John Bright (right) (b / w photo)
3099651 Richard Cobden (left) and John Bright (right) (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden (left) and John Bright (right)

Richard Cobden, Esquire, MP (engraving)
1101748 Richard Cobden, Esquire, MP (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden, Esquire, MP)

Richard Cobden, c1850, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Richard Cobden, c1850, (c1884). Richard Cobden (1804-1865) English manufacturer, Radical and Liberal statesman, educated locally with further study at the London Institution

Cobdens birthplace, a farmhouse called Dunford, in Heyshott near Midhurst, Sussex, England, seen here in the 19th century. Richard Cobden, 1804 - 1865

Richard Cobden, 1804

Richard Cobden, British manufacturer, politician, and free trade campaigner, c1850 (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. II, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S

The birthplace of Richard Cobden, Midhurst, Sussex. Artist: J Harmsworth
The birthplace of Richard Cobden, Midhurst, Sussex. British manufacturer and politician Richard Cobden (1804-1865) was born here

Richard Cobden, British manufacturer, Radical and Liberal statesman, 19th century. Artist: W Holl
Richard Cobden, British manufacturer, Radical and Liberal statesman, 19th century. Portrait of Cobden (1804-1865)

Richard Cobden, British politician, economist and Lancashire calico manufacturer, c1870. Described as the Apostle of Free Trade

Cobdens Logic, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
Cobdens Logic, 1863. Cobden, MP for Manchester, made a speech in neighbouring Rochdale in which, on the one hand he condemned the British proletariat for their illiteracy, yet, on the other hand

Drawing The Stumps, 1862. Artist: John Tenniel
Drawing The Stumps, 1862. Cobden to Dizzy. Carries Out His Bat? Of Course He Does! Your Underhand Bowling ll Never Get Him Out! I ll Show You How to Do It Next Innings

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Richard Cobden was a prominent figure in 19th-century England, known for his advocacy of free trade principles and his role in the repeal of the Corn Laws. Born in Dunford, near Midhurst, Cobden's journey from being an English manufacturer to becoming a radical politician is truly remarkable. One significant moment in Cobden's career occurred on January 22, 1846, when Sir Robert Peel announced his conversion to free trade principles during a debate on the Corn Laws at Westminster's House of Commons. This event marked a turning point for Cobden and his fellow supporters. Cobden's dedication to promoting free trade led him to be celebrated by many. A dinner held in his honor at the Corn Exchange in Wakefield showcased the admiration people had for him. The engravings capturing this memorable occasion depict an atmosphere filled with gratitude and respect towards Cobden. However, as with any influential figure, there comes a time when their life reaches its end. The funeral of Mr. Cobden was solemnly observed, with engravings depicting the interment at West Lavington Churchyard serving as a testament to his lasting impact on society. Beyond politics and public life, it also had personal moments that shed light on who he was as an individual. Maison Chauve near Algiers served as one such residence where he found solace amidst nature's beauty while fulfilling his duties as MP for Rochdale. Cobden's legacy extended beyond England; even King Louis Philippe recognized his influence and received him warmly during their meeting depicted vividly through engravings showcasing their encounter. To commemorate Richard Cobden's contributions fully, Stockport unveiled a statue dedicated to him—a symbol of appreciation for all he achieved throughout his lifetime. Richard Cobden remains an inspiration today—an advocate for economic freedom whose ideas continue to shape our understanding of international trade and political reform.