William Lamb Collection

Brocket Hall, Herts, the seat of Lord Melbourne, 1817. Artist: Daniel Havell
Brocket Hall, Herts, the seat of Lord Melbourne, 1817

British Prime Minister William Lamb, 1841
1574626 British Prime Minister William Lamb, 1841; (add.info.: William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), British Prime Minister, taking a last pinch of snuff

Portrait of Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 19th century (engraving)
3521680 Portrait of Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Prime Minister William Lamb)

"Pray for Me"(colour litho)
978016 " Pray for Me" (colour litho) by Wells, Henry Tanworth (1828-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Pray for Me")

William Lamb (engraving)
2811150 William Lamb (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Lamb. Illustration for The Antiquarian Repertory by Francis Grose and others (new edn)

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, British Prime Minister 1834 and 1835-1841 (litho)
3100141 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, British Prime Minister 1834 and 1835-1841 (litho) by Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Lamb)

Viscount Melbourne (engraving)
1617781 Viscount Melbourne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Viscount Melbourne. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 December 1848)

Lord Melbourne (engraving)
1594450 Lord Melbourne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Melbourne. Illustration for The Pictorial Times, 26 December 1846)

Banks of the Loing, ca. 1894-97. Creator: William Lamb Picknell
Banks of the Loing, ca. 1894-97

Military Rough-Riders Breaking an Unruly Animal, 1833. Creator: John Doyle
Military Rough-Riders Breaking an Unruly Animal, 1833. Chief Secretary for Ireland Edward Stanley, Prime Minister Charles Grey

A Fair Game, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
A Fair Game, 1835. Politicians throwing sticks at targets surmounted by crowns. Satirical cartoon on British politics by H.B. (John Doyle). [Thomas McLean, London, 1835]

Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig, 1834. British politicians: Agad, here is the Police ; I shan t stir a peg ; I ll be off ; Then so shall I

An original sketch from which it is presumed Hogarth took his... picture The Cock Pit, 1837
An original sketch from which it is presumed Hogarth took his well-known picture The Cock Pit, 1837. Politicians at a cock fight - the word Ireland is written in the arena

Narcissus (by particular desire. ), 1833. Creator: John Doyle
Narcissus (by particular desire.), 1833. A water spout with the face of prime minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne; the mythological figure of Narcissus with the face of William Howard

Receiving the Fatal News!, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Receiving the Fatal News!, 1834. George Eden, Earl of Auckland; John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough; Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; John Hobhouse

Vacation Amusements. (No 1. ) Pheasant Shooting!, 1840. Creator: John Doyle
Vacation Amusements. (No 1.) Pheasant Shooting!, 1840. Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (right) holds a gun labelled Mistress of the Robes and says What a noble pair of birds

Lord Melbourne, c1800, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Lord Melbourne, c1800, (c1884). William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), British Whig educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge

Wintry March, 1885, (c1930). Creator: William Lamb Picknell
Wintry March, 1885, (c1930). Painting in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. From " Modern Masterpieces of British Art". [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London, c1930]

The Irish Tutor, 1836. Creator: John Doyle
The Irish Tutor, 1836. Satirical caricature of British politicians: John William Ponsonby, Earl of Bessborough; George William Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle; Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice

A Contrast, c1838. Creator: Unknown
A Contrast, c1838. Political satire depicting British politicians: Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), and Arthur Wellesley

Fishing for Gudgeons, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Fishing for Gudgeons, 1835. Satirical scene with Irish politician Daniel O Connell holding a fishing rod: Never did I see such enormous Gudgeons before

Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition. 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition. 1835. Satire depicting British politicians as animals. The sheep (or lamb) may be William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, who served as Home Secretary

Lord Melbourne (1779-1848) instructing a young Queen Victoria 1819-1901), 1837 (c1895). (Colorised black and white print)

Queen Victoria and Lord Melbourne, 1911. Artist: George Atkinson
Queen Victoria and Lord Melbourne, 1911. Prime Minister, the Whig Lord Melbourne, with 18-year-old Queen Victoria. He instructed her on political problems of the day

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, British statesman, c1805 (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol. I, 1840-1854, by Thomas Archer, F.R.H.S

St. James Palace. The Audience Chamber, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
St. James Palace. The Audience Chamber. Proclaimation of Her Majesty the Queen, 21st June 1837. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public

William Lamb (1779-1848), 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 19th century. Artist:s Freeman
William Lamb (1779-1848), 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 19th century. Lamb was a Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary (1830-1834) and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835-1841)

William Lamb, Lord Melbourne, 19th century. William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848) was Home Secretary, and served as Prime Minister in 1834 and 1835-1841

Lord Melbourne, British statesman, (1886). Artist: W Macleod
Lord Melbourne, British statesman, (1886). William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848) served as Prime Minister in 1834 and 1835-1841

Oueen Victorias prime ministers, 1901. Lord Melbourne; Sir Robert Peel; Lord John Russell; Benjamin Disraeli; the Earl of Derby; the Earl of Aberdeen; Lord Palmerston; William Ewart Gladstone; Lord

Drawings Prints, Print, Another, Peep, into, Play-Ground, You re, none, my, child
Drawings and Prints, Print, Another Peep into the Play-Ground - You re none of my child, HB Sketches, No. 566, Subject, Subject, Subject, Subject, Subject, Publisher, Subject, Artist, Subject

Drawings Prints, Print, Laocoon, Classical Subject, HB Sketches, No. 526, Subject
Drawings and Prints, Print, Laocoon: A Classical Subject, HB Sketches, No. 526, Subject, Lithographer, Artist, Publisher, Subject, Subject, Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux

Drawings Prints, Print, Row Play-Ground, HB Sketches, No. 563, Lithographer, Publisher
Drawings and Prints, Print, A Row in the Play-Ground, HB Sketches, No. 563, Lithographer, Publisher, Subject, Subject, Subject, Subject, Artist, Subject, Alfred Ducote, Thomas McLean

Drawings Prints, Print, Thimble Rig!, HB Sketches, No. 593, Subject, Publisher, Lithographer
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Thimble Rig!, HB Sketches, No. 593, Subject, Subject, Publisher, Subject, Subject, Subject, Lithographer, Artist, Queen Victoria, Lord John Russell, Sir Robert Peel

Drawings Prints, Print, Wolf, &, Lamb, Parody, Mr. Mulreadys, highly, popular
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Wolf & the Lamb - A Parody on Mr. Mulreadys highly popular Picture, HB Sketches, No. 525, Lithographer, Subject, Artist, Publisher, Subject, Artist, Subject

Drawings Prints, Print, Dry Nurses, HB Sketches, No. 551, Lithographer, Subject, Publisher
Drawings and Prints, Print, Dry Nurses, HB Sketches, No. 551, Lithographer, Subject, Subject, Publisher, Subject, Artist, Subject, Alfred Ducote, Lord John Russell, John Singleton Copley

Drawings Prints, Print, Cast, Off, Machiners, Selling, Auction, HB Sketches, No. 372
Drawings and Prints, Print, Cast Off Machiners Selling By Auction, HB Sketches, No. 372, Subject, Subject, Subject, Artist, Publisher, Subject, Subject, Subject, Lithographer

Drawings Prints, Print, Upsetting Reform Coach, HB Sketches, No. 324, Subject, Artist
Drawings and Prints, Print, The Upsetting of the Reform Coach, HB Sketches, No. 324, Subject, Subject, Artist, Subject, Publisher, Subject, Subject, Lithographer, Frederick John Robinson

Drawings Prints, Print, Feeding, Animals, Change, Diet!, HB Sketches, No. 573, Subject
Drawings and Prints, Print, Feeding the Animals - A Change of Diet!, HB Sketches, No. 573, Subject, Subject, Publisher, Subject, Subject, Lithographer, Subject, Artist, Subject, Associated with

Drawings Prints, Print, Dispersion Thimble Rig, HB Sketches, No. 330, Subject, Publisher
Drawings and Prints, Print, Dispersion of the Thimble Rig, HB Sketches, No. 330, Subject, Subject, Subject, Subject, Publisher, Subject, Artist, Subject, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

Drawings Prints, Print, Coursing Extraordinary, HB Sketches, No. 542, Artist, Publisher
Drawings and Prints, Print, Coursing Extraordinary, HB Sketches, No. 542, Artist, Publisher, Subject, Subject, Lithographer, Subject, John Doyle, Thomas McLean, Sir Robert Peel

Drawings Prints, Print, Retzschs, Extraordinary, Design, Satan, Playing, Chess
Drawings and Prints, Print, Retzschs Extraordinary Design of Satan Playing at Chess with Man for his Soul, HB Sketches, No

Drawings Prints, Print, Unhappy, Ghosts, Crossing, Styx, Base-relief, HB Sketches, No
Drawings and Prints, Print, Unhappy Ghosts Crossing the Styx: In Base-relief, HB Sketches, No. 359, Artist, Subject, Subject, Subject, Lithographer, Subject, Publisher, John Doyle, William Lamb

Drawings Prints, Print, Contrast, HB Sketches, No. 560, Publisher, Subject, Artist
Drawings and Prints, Print, A Contrast, HB Sketches, No. 560, Publisher, Subject, Artist, Subject, Lithographer, Thomas McLean, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Arthur Wellesley

Drawings Prints, Print, Van Amburgh. Outdone!, HB Sketches, No. 561, Subject, Lithographer
Drawings and Prints, Print, Van Amburgh. Outdone!, HB Sketches, No. 561, Subject, Subject, Subject, Subject, Lithographer, Artist, Publisher, Subject, Subject, Subject, Henry John Temple

Effigies of William Lamb

Effigies Of William Lamb

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William Lamb, also known as the 2nd Viscount Melbourne, was a prominent figure in British politics during the early 19th century. Born in 1779, he held the position of Prime Minister from 1834 to 1841 and played a crucial role in shaping the country's political landscape. Lamb's influence extended beyond his political career. He had an appreciation for art and culture, evident in his ownership of Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire. This grand estate served as Lord Melbourne's seat and showcased his refined taste. The artist Daniel Havell captured its beauty in a stunning painting titled "Brocket Hall, Herts. " In addition to being an avid patron of the arts, William Lamb himself became the subject of various artistic representations. An engraving bearing his likeness showcases him with an air of authority and statesmanship. A color lithograph titled "Pray for Me" further emphasizes his significance during this period. Lamb's interests were not limited to politics or art alone; he had diverse passions that ranged from equestrian pursuits to gambling games. John Doyle immortalized some of these aspects through satirical illustrations such as "Military Rough-Riders Breaking an Unruly Animal, " "A Fair Game, " and "Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig. " These artworks provide glimpses into Lamb's multifaceted personality. Moreover, it is believed that Hogarth drew inspiration from one of Lamb's original sketches when creating his famous piece called "The Cock Pit" in 1837—a testament to Lamb's creative talents extending even beyond politics. Narcissus was another intriguing character depicted by John Doyle at Lamb’s request—a reflection perhaps on how power can sometimes lead individuals towards self-absorption.