A portrayal of Robert Stewart, Viscount aka Lord Castlereagh, later Marquess of Londonderry 1769-1822 by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). As secretary to the Viceroy in Ireland, he worked to suppress the Rebellion of 1798 and to secure passage in 1800 of the Irish Act of Union, following which he served in various ministerial roles. After 1815, at home, Castlereagh supported repressive measures that linked him in public opinion to the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. Widely reviled in both Ireland and Great Britain, overworked, and personally distressed, Castlereagh committed suicide in 1822.

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Size: 2378px × 2994px
Location: Ireland
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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