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Portrait of Henry Addington

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Portrait of Henry Addington
M. Addington
ArtistWilliam Beechey Edit this on Wikidata
Yearc. 1803
MediumOil on canvas
SubjectHenry Addington Edit this on Wikidata
Dimensions126.5 cm (49.8 in) × 101.5 cm (40.0 in)
LocationNational Portrait Gallery, London
Accession No.NPG 5774 Edit this on Wikidata
IdentifiersArt UK artwork ID: henry-addington-1st-viscount-sidmouth-155197

Portrait of Henry Addington is an 1803 portrait painting by the English artist William Beechey depicting the then British prime minister Henry Addington.[1]

Addington succeeded William Pitt the Younger in 1801. Following the breakdown over the Peace of Amiens he led Britain in the early Napoleonic Wars and was faced with a threatened French invasion. In 1804 he was replaced by Pitt who returned to the premiership. In 1805 Addington rejoined the government and was made Viscount Sidmouth. From 1812 to 1822 he served as Home Secretary.[2]

Beechey, a member of the Royal Academy, was a prominent portraitist of the Regency era. Today the work is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, having been acquired in 1985.[3]

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  1. ^ Roberts 1907, p. 215; Fedorak 2002, p. 27; Saywell & Simon 2004, p. 565.
  2. ^ Taylor 2018, p. 249.
  3. ^ "NPG 5774; Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth – Portrait". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

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