Portrait of Lord Grenville is an 1800 portrait painting by the English artist John Hoppner.[1] It depicts the British politician William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, later prime minister from 1806 to 1807.
| Portrait of Lord Grenville | |
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| Artist | John Hoppner |
| Year | 1800 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait |
| Dimensions | 76.8 cm × 63.5 cm (30.2 in × 25.0 in) |
| Location | National Portrait Gallery, London |
The son of George Grenville, prime minister during the 1760s, Grenville was a strong supporter of his cousin William Pitt the Younger. He broke with Pitt in the early 1800s and joined with the opposition Whigs led by Charles James Fox. Following Pitt's death in 1806 Grenville succeeded him as prime minister, heading the Whig-dominated Ministry of All the Talents; however, this fell from power after thirteen months.[2]
Hoppner was the London-born son of German-born parents and established himself as a prominent portraitist in Regency Britain. Today the painting is the National Portrait Gallery in London.[3]
References
- ^ Wright p.439
- ^ Stott p.73
- ^ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02734
Bibliography
- Stott, Anne M. The Lost Queen: The Life & Tragedy of the Prince Regent's Daughter. Pen and Sword History, 2020.
- Wright, Christopher. British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections: An Index of British and Irish Oil Paintings by Artists Born Before 1870 in Public and Institutional Collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Yale University Press, 2006.
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