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Anthony Ashley Cooper Collection

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, was an influential English politician and philanthropist in the late 19th century

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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
3585776 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; (add.info.: Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) an English politician, philanthropist, and social reformer

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
3585779 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; (add.info.: Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) an English politician, philanthropist, and social reformer

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
3585777 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; (add.info.: Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) an English politician, philanthropist, and social reformer

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
3585778 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; (add.info.: Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) an English politician, philanthropist, and social reformer

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Sir Arthur Sloggett, Queen Mary, Prince of Wales, 11 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Sir Arthur Sloggett, Queen Mary, Prince of Wales, 11 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Sir Arthur Sloggett, Queen Mary, Prince of Wales, 11 Jul 1917. Shows (left to right): Brigader-General Anthony Ashley Cooper, Mabel Ogilvy, Countess of Airlee; Queen Mary, Edward VIII

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Lord Shaftesbury visiting the coal mines of the Black Country, 1840-42

Lord Shaftesbury visiting the coal mines of the Black Country, 1840-42, illustration from 'The Graphic'
ILN111356 Lord Shaftesbury visiting the coal mines of the Black Country, 1840-42, illustration from 'The Graphic'

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Examining Lord Shaftsbury before the Royal Commission... 1891

H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Examining Lord Shaftsbury before the Royal Commission... 1891. Creator: Unknown
'H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Examining Lord Shaftsbury before the Royal Commission on the Housing of the Poor, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The new statue of the late Lord Shaftsbury in Westminster Abbey, 1888. Creator: Unknown

The new statue of the late Lord Shaftsbury in Westminster Abbey, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The new statue of the late Lord Shaftsbury in Westminster Abbey, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley, English politician, social reformer and philanthropist

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley, English politician, social reformer and philanthropist (engraving)
5233687 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley, English politician, social reformer and philanthropist (engraving) by English School

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The late Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving)

The late Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving)
1614277 The late Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Earl of Shaftesbury, KG)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The Ragged School Union Jubilee (litho)

The Ragged School Union Jubilee (litho)
1604716 The Ragged School Union Jubilee (litho) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ragged School Union Jubilee)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Lord Ashley, MP (engraving)

Lord Ashley, MP (engraving)
1586888 Lord Ashley, MP (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Ashley, MP. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 July 1842)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Constance Grosvenor, married To-day, 15 July (b / w photo)

The Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Constance Grosvenor, married To-day, 15 July (b / w photo)
1592323 The Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Constance Grosvenor, married To-day, 15 July (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Statue of the late Earl of Shaftesbury in Westminster Abbey (engraving)

Statue of the late Earl of Shaftesbury in Westminster Abbey (engraving)
1595753 Statue of the late Earl of Shaftesbury in Westminster Abbey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper

Anthony Ashley Cooper
2905735 Anthony Ashley Cooper by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician, philanthropist and social reformer (litho)
3100132 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician, philanthropist and social reformer (litho) by Ross

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury, late Chairman of the Committees of the House of Lords

Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury, late Chairman of the Committees of the House of Lords (engraving)
1625395 Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury, late Chairman of the Committees of the House of Lords (engraving) by English School

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)

The Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)
1041163 The Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Earl of Shaftesbury)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Celebrities of the Day, Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving)

Celebrities of the Day, Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving)
1044755 Celebrities of the Day, Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving)

The Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving)
1057959 The Earl of Shaftesbury, KG (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Earl of Shaftesbury, KG)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anthony Asley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)

Anthony Asley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)
3622504 Anthony Asley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving) by Gribelin, Simon II (1661-1733) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthony Asley Cooper (1621-1683), 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The Earl of Shaftesbury

The Earl of Shaftesbury
LLM455525 The Earl of Shaftesbury by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Earl of Shaftesbury)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The Honourable Anthony Ashley (engraving)

The Honourable Anthony Ashley (engraving)
725823 The Honourable Anthony Ashley (engraving) by Ross, William Charles (1794-1860) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Honourable Anthony Ashley)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Annual Meeting of the Golden Lane Costermongers Mission (engraving)

Annual Meeting of the Golden Lane Costermongers Mission (engraving)
1053513 Annual Meeting of the Golden Lane Costermongers Mission (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anth: Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)

Anth: Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)
964883 Anth: Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anth: Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The childhood of the Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)

The childhood of the Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)
5207166 The childhood of the Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The childhood of the Earl of Shaftesbury)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The work of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician

The work of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician
5207294 The work of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, social reformer and philanthropist (engraving) by English School

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)

The Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)
1041164 The Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Earl of Shaftesbury)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The Earl of Shaftesbury (b / w photo)

The Earl of Shaftesbury (b / w photo)
816013 The Earl of Shaftesbury (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, First Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)

Anthony Ashley Cooper, First Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)
664138 Anthony Ashley Cooper, First Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthony Ashley Cooper, First Earl of Shaftesbury)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Commemoration of the Eightieth Birthday of the Earl of Shaftesbury at Guildhall (engraving)

Commemoration of the Eightieth Birthday of the Earl of Shaftesbury at Guildhall (engraving)
1590387 Commemoration of the Eightieth Birthday of the Earl of Shaftesbury at Guildhall (engraving) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury (1761-1811)

Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury (1761-1811)
827809 Portrait of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 5th Earl of Shaftesbury (1761-1811), full-length in Masquerade van Dyck Dress, 1782 (oil on canvas) by Batoni

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Bust of the Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)

Bust of the Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving)
1098152 Bust of the Earl of Shaftesbury (engraving) by Noble, Matthew (1818-76); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bust of the Earl of Shaftesbury)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: The Earl of Shaftesbury, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The Earl of Shaftesbury, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Earl of Shaftesbury, 1844. Portrait of British politician Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury, (1933). Portrait of Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683), prominent English politician of the Interregnum and during the reign of King Charles II

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Lambeth Ragged School, Newport Street, Lambeth, London, 1851

Lambeth Ragged School, Newport Street, Lambeth, London, 1851. The Ragged School Union was a charity founded in 1844 by the social reformer Lord Shaftesbury to establish schools offering free

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Teaching boys to read in the Ragged School Union school, Lambeth, London, 1868

Teaching boys to read in the Ragged School Union school, Lambeth, London, 1868. The Ragged School Union was a charity founded in 1844 by the social reformer Lord Shaftesbury to establish schools

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English statesman, c1680 (1894)

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English statesman, c1680 (1894). Artist: Robert White
Anthony Ashley Cooper (1621-1683), 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English statesman, c1680 (1894). From A Collection of Engraved Portraits (Further Selection) Exhibited by the Late James Anderson Rose

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, c1909. Artist: Frederick Hollyer

Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, c1909. Artist: Frederick Hollyer
Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, c1909. The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain in Piccadilly Circus, London, was erected in 1892-1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury (1801-1885)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Piccadilly Circus, Westminster, London, c1910 (1911). Artist: Photochrom Co Ltd of London

Piccadilly Circus, Westminster, London, c1910 (1911). Artist: Photochrom Co Ltd of London
Piccadilly Circus, Westminster, London, c1910 (1911). The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain by Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934) is dedicated to the memory of the seventh Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, mid 19th century (1936)

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, mid 19th century (1936)
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, British politician, philanthropist and social reformer, mid 19th century (1936). From William Ewart Gladstone and His Contemporaries, Vol

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Lord Shaftesbury, British Conservative statesman and philanthropist, late 19th century

Lord Shaftesbury, British Conservative statesman and philanthropist, late 19th century. Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885)

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury. Artist: R Cooper

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury. Artist: R Cooper
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury. Cooper (1621-1683) was a prominent English politician of the Interregnum and during the reign of King Charles II

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Lord Ashley, (1801-1885), 19th century

Lord Ashley, (1801-1885), 19th century. English politician and philanthropist, one of the best-known of the Victorian era

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Letter from Albert, Prince Consort to Anthony Ashley Cooper, 13th April 1856. Artist: Prince Albert

Letter from Albert, Prince Consort to Anthony Ashley Cooper, 13th April 1856. Artist: Prince Albert
Letter from Albert, Prince Consort to Anthony Ashley Cooper, 13th April 1856. Letter written from Buckingham Palace by Prince Albert to Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, 1777. Artist: Ryder

Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, 1777. Artist: Ryder
Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, 1777. Cooper (1621-1683) was a prominent English politician of the Interregnum and during the reign of King Charles II

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Teaching girls to read in the Ragged School Union school, Lambeth, London, 1868

Teaching girls to read in the Ragged School Union school, Lambeth, London, 1868. The Ragged School Union was a charity founded in 1844 by the social reformer Lord Shaftesbury to establish schools

Background imageAnthony Ashley Cooper Collection: Lord Shaftesbury, English statesman, moral philosopher, philanthropist and factory reformer, c1880

Lord Shaftesbury, English statesman, moral philosopher, philanthropist and factory reformer, c1880
Earl of Shaftesbury, English statesman, moral philosopher, philanthropist and factory reformer, c1880. Anthony Ashley Cooper



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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, was an influential English politician and philanthropist in the late 19th century. Known for his dedication to social reform, he tirelessly fought for the rights and well-being of the less fortunate. In this captivating portrait from around 1890, we see Lord Shaftesbury depicted with a sense of dignity and authority. The artist Cassell, Petter & Galpin skillfully captures his noble presence and unwavering determination. Another remarkable image showcases the new statue erected in Westminster Abbey in honor of the late Lord Shaftesbury in 1888. Though its creator remains unknown, this monument stands as a testament to his enduring legacy. Lord Ashley's commitment to improving society is further emphasized through an engraving that portrays him as both a politician and social reformer. His tireless efforts earned him respect and admiration from all corners. The Ragged School Union Jubilee lithograph commemorates one of Lord Shaftesbury's most significant achievements – his instrumental role in establishing educational opportunities for impoverished children. This event marked fifty years since the founding of these vital institutions. A black-and-white photograph captures a joyous occasion: Lord Shaftesbury's wedding to Lady Constance Grosvenor on July 15th. Their union symbolized love intertwined with shared values of compassion and service to others. Engravings depicting statues within Westminster Abbey pay homage to Lord Shaftesbury's lasting impact on British society. These monuments serve as reminders that his contributions will forever be etched into history. As we delve deeper into Anthony Ashley Cooper's life story, it becomes evident why he is remembered as such an important figure. A lithograph describes him not only as a politician but also highlights his philanthropic endeavors – truly embodying what it means to be a social reformer.