| Portrait of Lord Melbourne | |
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| Lord Melbourne over chimney piece | |
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| Artist | John Partridge  |
| Year | 1844 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Subject | Lord Melbourne |
| Dimensions | 127 cm (50 in) × 101.6 cm (40.0 in) |
| Location | National Portrait Gallery, London |
| Accession No. | NPG 941 |
| Identifiers | Art UK artwork ID: william-lamb-2nd-viscount-melbourne-157460 |
Portrait of Lord Melbourne is an 1844 portrait painting by the English artist John Partridge portraying the British politician and former prime minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. [1]
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Melbourne is shown as a distinguished statesman wearing a fur-lined coat. [2] Behind him on the top right is a large leather bound volume of state papers. The portrait likely grew out of a study of Melbourne for Partridge's work The Fine Arts Commissioners. He also depicted Melbourne's fellow commissioners Lord Aberdeen and Lord Palmerston in portraits in preparation for the painting. [3] The painting is now in the National Portrait Gallery, London, having been donated in 1893 by Lord Carlisle whose father had acquired it from the artist. [3]
