Henry Pelham

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A Whig statesman, who served as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1743 and Robert Walpole's successor as Prime Minister from 1743 to 1754. Pelham was in favour of peace, yet the 1740s presented several challenges including the second Jacobite uprising of 1745 led by Prince Charles Stuart and the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748). Despite these conflicts, Pelham managed to rationalise the nation's finances, won over members of the opposition, and at last earned the confidence of George II who had previously been opposed to Pelham's appointment. In 1746, Pelham's brother, the Duke of Newcastle succeeded him as Prime Minister. John Shackleton's portrait shows Pelham wearing his chancellor's gown of office.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Henry Pelham

Date

c.1752

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 123.8 x W 102.2 cm

Accession number

871

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1891

Work type

Painting

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