Portrait of Frederick Robinson is an 1824 portrait painting by the English artist Sir Thomas Lawrence of the politician and member of parliament Frederick Robinson.[1] Robinson was made Lord Goderich in 1827 and succeeded George Canning as prime minister. After his short-lived administration, he later served as War Secretary and was in 1833 elevated to Earl of Ripon.[a] It is now in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London,[2] while a print based on the portrait is now in the British Museum.[3]
| Portrait of Frederick Robinson | |
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| Artist | Thomas Lawrence  |
| Year | c. 1824 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Subject | Frederick Robinson |
| Dimensions | 91.44 cm (36.00 in) × 71.12 cm (28.00 in) |
| Location | National Portrait Gallery, London |
| Accession No. | NPG 4875 |
| Identifiers | Art UK artwork ID: frederick-john-robinson-1st-earl-of-ripon-157129 |
See also
edit- Portrait of George Canning, an 1826 portrait by Lawrence of his predecessor as prime minister
Notes
edit- ^ The painting has therefore also been known as Portrait of Lord Goderich and Portrait of the Earl of Ripon.
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Levey 2005, pp. 281–82.
- ^ "NPG 4875; Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon – Portrait Extended". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Print; book-illustration". British Museum. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Levey, Michael (2005). Sir Thomas Lawrence. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10998-6.
External links
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Media related to Viscount Goderich (Lawrence) at Wikimedia Commons
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