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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 |
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]