House of Commons - Study for 'At The House of Commons'

Artist John Phillip (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1817 - 1867)

Date1860

Mediumoil on panel

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 36.2 cm, Width: 46.8 cm
Frame: Height: 61.8 cm, Width: 71.9 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1919.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG004142

Keywords

About MeProbably as a result of the success of his royal marriage portrait of the marriage of Queen Victoria's oldest daughter, Princess Victoria, in 1860 John Phillip was awarded another prestigious commission, to paint a sitting in the House of Commons. This lively sketch is a study for the finished painting, which is in the Government Art Collection.

The scene shows the then Prime Minister Lord Palmerston, with his hands in his pockets, speaking during the debates on Cobden's Commercial Treaty between England and France which took place in February 1860. Behind him, just visible in the gloom, Speaker Denison is in the Chair.

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The finished large painting is in the UK Government's Art Collection. This study of a detail shows Lord Palmerston, Henry John Temple, who served as Prime Minister between 1855-58 and 1859-65.