Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (1797-1863)
John Jackson, RA (Lastingham, Yorks 1778 – London 1831)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1817 - 1831
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 622 mm (29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1129252
Caption
The sitter was the eldest son of Sir Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave (1755-1831). He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, and entered Parliament in 1818 as MP for Scarborough. He supported parliamentary reform, and held numerous government posts, including Governor of Jamaica (1832-4) and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1835-9). He was transferred to the Home Office in 1839, where he remained until the fall of the ministry in 1841. Thereafter he became ambassador at Paris (1846-52), and minister at Florence (1854-8), in which posts he was thought to have meddled too much in the politics of foreign states. He was created Marquis of Normanby on 25th June 1838.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (1797-1863) by John Jackson RA (Lastingham, Yorks 1778 – London 1831). A half-length portrait, turned slightly to the right, wearing dark coat, black stock and white waistcoat edged with red. He was the eldest son of of Sir Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave (1755-1831); educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge,; MA, 1818, entered Parliament in 1818 as MP for Scarborough and supported parliamentary reform; MP, Higham Ferrers, 1822, MP for Malton, 1826; Governor of Jamaica, 1832-4; GCH, 1832, became lord privy seal with a seat in the Cabinet under Lord Melbourne, 1834; sent to Ireland as Lord Lieutenant, 1835; his friendly relations with O'Connell ensured that he was bitterly attacked at Protestant meetings, but his administration (1835-9) was beneficial to Ireland; created Marquis of Normanby on 25 June 1838; secretary war and the colonies, 1839; dtransferred to the Home Office, 1839, where he remained till the fall of the ministry in 1841; ambassador at Paris, 1846-52, and minister at Florence, 1854-8, in which posts he mingled too much in the politics of foreign states. In early life he wrote a number of novels and tales. He died on 28 July 1863.
Provenance
In 1845 Handbook; thence by inheritance until, following the death of Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (1895 - 1950), Hardwick Hall and its contents were accepted by HM Treasury in part payment of death duties and transferred to the National Trust, in 1959
Credit line
Hardwick Hall, The Devonshire Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
John Jackson, RA (Lastingham, Yorks 1778 – London 1831), artist