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Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough

British Tory politician, Governor-General of India (1790-1871)

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Images featuring Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough

6 images from works
  • Phrenological head of Lord Ellenborough as Governor General of India 1841-1844. Lithograph, ca. 1844.
  • An elephant running wild with Lord Auckland in its trunk. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843.
  • Phrenological head of Lord Ellenborough as Governor General of India 1841-1844. Lithograph, ca. 1844.
  • Lord Ellenborough as a dancing girl in a Hindu temple; representing press allegations that, as Governor-General of India, he favoured Hinduism over Islam in his policy towards the gates of the temple at Somnath. Wood engraving by or after J.K. Meadows, 1843.
  • Phrenological head of Lord Ellenborough as Governor General of India 1841-1844. Lithograph, ca. 1844.
  • Phrenological head of Lord Ellenborough as Governor General of India 1841-1844. Lithograph, ca. 1844.

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    Lord Ellenborough as a dancing girl in a Hindu temple; representing press allegations that, as Governor-General of India, he favoured Hinduism over Islam in his policy towards the gates of the temple at Somnath. Wood engraving by or after J.K. Meadows, 1843.

    | Date: 1843 | Reference: 11518i
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    An elephant running wild with Lord Auckland in its trunk. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: February 1843 | Reference: 37124i
    Part of: HB sketches
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    The Duke of Wellington watches as Lord Lansdowne attempts to place a bill inscribed "impeachment of Lord Ellenborough" on to a wall. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1843.

    Doyle, John, 1797-1868 | Date: February 1843 | Reference: 37123i
    Part of: HB sketches
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    Phrenological head of Lord Ellenborough as Governor General of India 1841-1844. Lithograph, ca. 1844.

    | Date: [1844?] | Reference: 27732i
    Part of: Follit's phrenology

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