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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

John Partridge (1789–1872)

National Portrait Gallery, London

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

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Politician who served twice as Prime Minister. He was in government office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865, beginning his parliamentary career as a Tory and concluding it as a Liberal. He served successively as: Secretary at War (1809–1828); Foreign Secretary (1830–1841 and 1846–1851); Home Secretary (1853–1855) and Prime Minister (1855–1858 and 1859–1865). He is best remembered for his direction of British foreign policy through a period when the United Kingdom was at the height of its colonial power. His vigorous policy of intervention, often controversial at the time, made him one of the greatest Victorian statesman and among the most powerful figures in European politics.

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Title

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Date

1844–1845

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 94 x W 73.7 cm

Accession number

1025

Acquisition method

Given by (Anthony) Evelyn Melbourne Ashley, 1896

Work type

Painting

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John Partridge

1789–1872

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