Images Dated 25th August 2009

Joseph - Spencer Perceval N070526

APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Spencer Perceval" (1762-1812) by George Francis JOSEPH (1764-1846) Prime Minister 1809 until his assassination. WM 1558-1948. Spencer Perceval was second son of the Earl of Egmont. A successful barrister, he entered Parliament in 1796, became Solicitor General in 1801, Attorney General in 1802, Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1807 and Prime Minister in 1809. On 11 May 1812 he was assassinated in the House of Commons by John Bellingham, a "man of disordered mind". This painting was made from a death-mask taken by Joseph Nollekens, and is one of several made after Perceval's death. The National Portrait Gallery has another version

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Gerard - Alexander I, Emperor of Russia N070440

APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Alexander I, Emperor of Russia" (1777-1825) by Baron Francois- Pascal-Simon GERARD (1770-1837). WM 1462-1948. Presented to Wellington by the Emperor in 1817

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