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Portrait of Lord Melbourne (Partridge)

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Portrait of Lord Melbourne
Lord Melbourne over chimney piece
ArtistJohn Partridge Edit this on Wikidata
Year1844
MediumOil on canvas
SubjectLord Melbourne
Dimensions127 cm (50 in) × 101.6 cm (40.0 in)
LocationNational Portrait Gallery, London
Accession No.NPG 941 Edit this on Wikidata
IdentifiersArt UK artwork ID: william-lamb-2nd-viscount-melbourne-157460

Portrait of Lord Melbourne is an 1844 portrait painting by the English artist John Partridge portraying the British politician and former prime minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne.[1]

Melbourne is shown as a distinguished statesman wearing a fur-lined coat.[2] Behind him on the top right is a large leather bound volume of state papers. The portrait likely grew out of a study of Melbourne for Partridge's work The Fine Arts Commissioners. He also depicted Melbourne's fellow commissioners Lord Aberdeen and Lord Palmerston in portraits in preparation for the painting.[3] The painting is now in the National Portrait Gallery, London, having been donated in 1893 by Lord Carlisle whose father had acquired it from the artist.[3]

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  1. ^ Ormond 1979, p. 98; Newall 1991, p. 310.
  2. ^ Ewing 1981, p. 110.
  3. ^ a b "NPG 941; William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne – Portrait Extended". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

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