Warren Hastings Collection

Colonel Mordaunt watching a cock fight at Lucknow, India, 1790. Artist: Johan Zoffany
Colonel Mordaunt watching a cock fight at Lucknow, India, 1790. In an open-sided tent, East India Company officers and administrators sit and stand under a canopy

Impeachment of Governor General of India Warren Hastings in Westminster Hall
FLO4669509 Impeachment of Governor General of India Warren Hastings in Westminster Hall. The trial began in 1788, and Hastings was finally acquitted in 1795

Duel Between Warren Hastings and Francis, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Duel Between Warren Hastings and Francis, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Warren Hastings, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Warren Hastings, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Warren Hastings Reviewing Pearses Column, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Warren Hastings Reviewing Pearses Column, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Plans for the trial of Warren Hastings (engraving)
610974 Plans for the trial of Warren Hastings (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Warren Hastings reviewing Pearses column, illustration from Cassell
876362 Warren Hastings reviewing Pearses column, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of India by James Grant, pub

Trial of Warren Hastings at Westminster Hall
LLM455933 Trial of Warren Hastings at Westminster Hall by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trial of Warren Hastings at Westminster Hall)

Plan of the High Court of Parliament in Westminster Hall for the trial of Warren Hastings (engraving)
820095 Plan of the High Court of Parliament in Westminster Hall for the trial of Warren Hastings (engraving) by English School

Warren Hastings, 1733-1818 (chromolitho)
3648804 Warren Hastings, 1733-1818 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warren Hastings, 1733-1818)

The Political Banditti Assailing the Saviour of India: Warren Hastings, former Governor of Bengal
5997518 The Political Banditti Assailing the Saviour of India: Warren Hastings, former Governor of Bengal, under attack from politicians Edmund Burke, Charles James Fox and Lord North

The trial of Warren Hastings AD 1788
1192470 The trial of Warren Hastings AD 1788 by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England published by Cassell and Company circa 1920 s); English

Wreck of the "Warren Hastings"(engraving)
1597227 Wreck of the " Warren Hastings" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wreck of the " Warren Hastings")

Trail of Warren Hastings in Westminster Hall (engraving)
654642 Trail of Warren Hastings in Westminster Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trail of Warren Hastings in Westminster Hall)

Cheyte Sing rendering Homage to Warren Hastings (engraving)
655484 Cheyte Sing rendering Homage to Warren Hastings (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cheyte Sing rendering Homage to Warren Hastings)

Warren Hastings reviewing Pearses columns (engraving)
653791 Warren Hastings reviewing Pearses columns (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warren Hastings reviewing Pearses columns)

Duel between Warren Hastings and Philip Francis (colour litho)
2792212 Duel between Warren Hastings and Philip Francis (colour litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duel between Warren Hastings and Philip Francis)

Duel between Warren Hastings and Francis (engraving)
653786 Duel between Warren Hastings and Francis (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duel between Warren Hastings and Francis)

Sketches at the July Meeting (engraving)
1615980 Sketches at the July Meeting (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the July Meeting)

Cheyt Sing in his Eastern Dress, pub. 1786 (hand coloured engraving)
2966793 Cheyt Sing in his Eastern Dress, pub. 1786 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: George III (1738 - 1820) in oriental dress

Warren Hastings on a donkey (engraving)
2781145 Warren Hastings on a donkey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warren Hastings on a donkey)

Admission tickets for the trial of Warren Hastings (engraving)
610972 Admission tickets for the trial of Warren Hastings (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Warren Hastings (engraving)
664625 Warren Hastings (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warren Hastings. Illustration from Cassells History of England (special edition, A W Cowan)

Trial of Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal, in Westminster Hall, London, 1788-1795 (engraving)
6029432 Trial of Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal, in Westminster Hall, London, 1788-1795 (engraving) by Melville

The "Warren Hastings"taking Indian Troops on Board at Bombay for Service in the Soudan (litho)
1605440 The " Warren Hastings" taking Indian Troops on Board at Bombay for Service in the Soudan (litho) by English School

Sir P. Francis, (1740-1818), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir P. Francis, (1740-1818), 1830. Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818) Irish-born British politician and pamphleteer, thought to be author of the Letters of Junius critical of King George III

Warren Hastings, c1790, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Warren Hastings, c1790, (1890). Warren Hastings (1732-1818) English statesman, first Governor of Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), head of Supreme Council of Bengal

The East Indiaman Warren Hastings, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The East Indiaman " Warren Hastings", 1936. Cigarette Card No.13 of a series of 25 Old Naval Prints Issued by John Player & Sons

Warren Hastings, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Warren Hastings, (1933). Portrait of Warren Hastings (1732-1818), British administrator in India. Hastings served as the first Governor-General of British India from 1773-1786

Statue of Warren Hastings, 1925. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Warren Hastings, 1925. From British Government in India, Volume Two, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1925]

Warren Hastings, c1770-1790, (1925). Creator: Unknown
Warren Hutchings, 1925. From British Government in India, Volume Two, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1925]

Warren Hutchings, c1770-1790, (1925). Creator: Unknown
Warren Hutchings, 1925. From British Government in India, Volume Two, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1925]

Hastings House, 1924, (1925). Creator: Unknown
Hastings House, 1924, (1925). From British Government in India, Volume One, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne

Warren Hastings and Mrs. Hastings, 1784-87, (1925). Creator: Unknown
Warren Hastings and Mrs. Hastings, 1925. From British Government in India, Volume One, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1925]

Lord Hastings, c1770-1790, (1925). Creator: Unknown
Lord Hastings, 1925. From British Government in India, Volume One, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1925]

Warren Hastings, c1750-1770, (1925). Creator: Unknown
Warren Hastings, 1925. From British Government in India, Volume One, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne, 1925]

La Piemontaise capturing the Warren Hastings c1806. Artist: Robert Dodd
La Piemontaise capturing the Warren Hastings c1806. The Warren Hastings was an East Indiaman captured after a battle with the French frigate La Piemontaise, under the command of Jacques Epron

The trial of Warren Hastings, 1788-1795 (1905). Warren Hastings was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal)

Warren Hastings, 1897. From Old and New London Vol III by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]

Warren Hastings, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Representative of the East India Company to courts of Bengal and 1st Governor General of India

Warren Hastings, English administrator in India, 19th Century. Artist: H Robinson
Warren Hastings, English administrator in India, 19th Century. Hastings (1721-1818) served as the first Governor-General of British India from 1773-1786

Letter from Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal to his wife, 17th August 1780. Artist: Warren Hastings
Letter from Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal to his wife, 17th August 1780. Letter written from Calcutta on a Thursday morning by Hastings informing her of his duel with Philip Francis

Warren Hastings, the first governor-general of British India, 19th century. Artist: H Robinson
Warren Hastings, the first governor-general of British India, 19th century. Hastings (1721-1818) was impeached at the bar of the House of Lords in 1788, but was acquitted in 1795

Letter from Dr Samuel Johnson to Warren Hastings, 29th January 1781. Artist: Dr Samuel Johnson
Letter from Dr Samuel Johnson to Warren Hastings, 29th January 1781. Letter from Johnson to Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal

Warren Hastings, 20th century. Artist: Thomas Watson
Warren Hastings, 20th century. Warren Hastings, English administrator in India. Hastings (1721-1818) was impeached at the bar of the House of Lords in 1788, but was acquitted in 1795

Portrait Warren Hastings Esq April 30 1795 Stipple engraving
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Warren Hastings, a name that resonates with power and controversy in the annals of history. From his early days as Colonel Mordaunt watching a captivating cock fight at Lucknow, India in 1790, to his iconic portrayal in Johan Zoffany's oil on canvas masterpiece from 1766, Hastings was destined for greatness. But it was not just fame and admiration that followed him. The duel between Warren Hastings and Francis in c1891 captured the intensity of their rivalry, while James Grant's depiction of this event further immortalized their clash. Yet amidst all the chaos and conflict, there was also a sense of order as we see Warren Hastings reviewing Pearses Column - an image that speaks volumes about his leadership skills. The plans for the trial reveal another side to this enigmatic figure. As he stood before Westminster Hall facing accusations and scrutiny, one can only imagine the weight on his shoulders. But through it all, he remained resolute. In Cassell's illustrations, we witness both moments of confrontation and reflection. Whether it be the duel or the review of Pearses column, these images capture different facets of Warren Hasting's life - a man who navigated treacherous waters with courage and determination. And yet amidst all these trials and tribulations stands a chromolitho portrait capturing Warren Hasting's essence - strong-willed yet contemplative; ambitious yet compassionate. However, perhaps no other image captures the essence of his struggles more than "The Political Banditti Assailing the Saviour of India. " In this engraving from 1786 by unknown artists Edmund Burke, Charles James Fox, and Lord North are seen attacking him relentlessly. It serves as a reminder that even great men like Warren Hastings face opposition from those they seek to serve. Warren Hastings may have left behind an indelible mark on history but let us not forget that behind every great leader lies a story of triumphs and trials.