Henry Brougham Collection

David Hume, Scottish philosopher
David Hume (1711-1776). Historical artwork of the Scottish enlightenment philosopher, historian and economist David Hume. Hume opposed the rationalists such as Descartes in believing that human

Henry Brougham opening the Social Science Congress, 1850
3477973 Henry Brougham opening the Social Science Congress, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868)

Henry Brougham opening the Social Science Congress, 1850
3477974 Henry Brougham opening the Social Science Congress, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868)

The banquet given to M. Berryer in the Middle Temple Hall by the members of the English Bar, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The banquet given to M. Berryer in the Middle Temple Hall [in London] by the members of the English Bar, 1864. 'We give an Illustration of the festive scene in the Middle Tempie Hall

The Right Hon. Lord Brougham - from a photograph by Claudet, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Right Hon. Lord Brougham - from a photograph by Claudet, 1858....after a long absence from what may be called out-of-door public life

Inauguration of the Statue of Sir Isaac Newton at Grantham, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of the Statue of Sir Isaac Newton at Grantham, 1858. The statue of the great mathematician and astronomer, from the hand of W

Lord Brougham's railway nightmare
3733967 Lord Brougham's railway nightmare. by Leech, John (1817-64); (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Lord Brougham's railway nightmare)

Monument to the Late Lord Brougham at Cannes (engraving)
1104065 Monument to the Late Lord Brougham at Cannes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monument to the Late Lord Brougham at Cannes)

Brougham Hall, Westmorland, the seat of Henry Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux
5225960 Brougham Hall, Westmorland, the seat of Henry Brougham, Baron Brougham and Vaux, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (engraving) by Allom

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British Whig politician and MP (engraving)
5233631 Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British Whig politician and MP (engraving) by Lonsdale, James (1777-1839) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Brougham)

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British Whig statesman (litho)
3100157 Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British Whig statesman (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Brougham)

Lord Brougham opening the Social Science Congress at Sheffield (engraving)
1610661 Lord Brougham opening the Social Science Congress at Sheffield (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Lord Brougham Centenary Fetes at Cannes (engraving)
1058857 The Lord Brougham Centenary Fetes at Cannes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lord Brougham Centenary Fetes at Cannes)

A Game of Political Shuttlecock (colour litho)
2775112 A Game of Political Shuttlecock (colour litho) by Doyle, John (H.B.) (1797-1868) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Game of Political Shuttlecock)

Lord Brougham and his Nephew (engraving)
2772968 Lord Brougham and his Nephew (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Brougham and his Nephew)

The Secret Insult! or Bribery and Corruption Rejected!!, pub. 1820 (etching)
GHL126481 The Secret Insult! or Bribery and Corruption Rejected!!, pub. 1820 (etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); London Metropolitan Archives

The Social Science Congress at York, Lord Brougham, the President, delivering his Address in the Festival Concert-Room
1613271 The Social Science Congress at York, Lord Brougham, the President, delivering his Address in the Festival Concert-Room (engraving) by English School

The Right Honourable Lord Brougham (engraving)
1619405 The Right Honourable Lord Brougham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Honourable Lord Brougham)

The Social Science Congress at Edinburgh (engraving)
1102819 The Social Science Congress at Edinburgh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Social Science Congress at Edinburgh)

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British Whig politician and MP (engraving)
6014812 Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, British Whig politician and MP (engraving) by Lonsdale, James (1777-1839) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Brougham)

The late Lord Brougham (engraving)
1588696 The late Lord Brougham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Lord Brougham. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 16 May 1868)

The Gheber: Worshipping the Rising Sun, 1830 (hand-coloured engraving)
2562190 The Gheber: Worshipping the Rising Sun, 1830 (hand-coloured engraving) by Doyle, John (H.B.) (1797-1868); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord Brougham and Vaux, Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, etc (engraving)
1098775 Lord Brougham and Vaux, Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, etc (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Brougham and Vaux)

[Lord Brougham and his Family, Cannes], 1862. Creator: Charles Negre
[Lord Brougham and his Family, Cannes], 1862

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, 1825, (1944). Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, 1825, (1944). Portrait of Scottish lawyer and politician Henry Brougham (1778-1868) who defended Queen Caroline at her trial in 1820

Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Former Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham stands in the dock, as Sir Robert Peel explains his crime of incendiarism to judge King William IV

Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig, 1834. British politicians: Agad, here is the Police ; I shan t stir a peg ; I ll be off ; Then so shall I

A game of Political Shuttlecock, 1831. Creator: John Doyle
A game of Political Shuttlecock, 1831. Prime Minister Charles Grey: Keep it up B[rougham] _ I d never be able to play the Game without you

Going to the Fair with it!... 1837. Creator: John Doyle
Going to the Fair with it!. A Cant Phrase for doing any thing in an extravagant way - Known it is presumed to most persons, 1837

An original sketch from which it is presumed Hogarth took his... picture The Cock Pit, 1837
An original sketch from which it is presumed Hogarth took his well-known picture The Cock Pit, 1837. Politicians at a cock fight - the word Ireland is written in the arena

The Vaux and the Grapes, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
The Vaux and the Grapes. 1835. Lord Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux portrayed as a fox. The play on words in the title connects his name with one of Aesops fables

A Select Specimen of the BLACK Style, 1833. Creator: John Doyle
A Select Specimen of the BLACK Style, 1833. Original in Bronze may be seen at_. Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, as a sculpture

Fall of the Vaux-Hall Performer, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Fall of the Vaux-Hall Performer, 1834. Lord Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux portrayed as a circus tightrope-walker. The play on words in the title connects his name with entertainments at

Trios Dogs, A Graphic Tale, with a Moral, for those who can find it out!, 1834. Creator
Trios Dogs, A Graphic Tale, with a Moral, for those who can find it out!, 1834. Prime minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington holding a bone labelled Power ; Governor-General of Canada John

Vaux Hunting, or the Newest Version of Tally Ho!, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Vaux Hunting, or the Newest Version of Tally Ho!, 1834. Sketched at the late meeting of the Durham Press-ton Hounds. A huntsman shouts Tallyho! Tallyho

Receiving the Fatal News!, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Receiving the Fatal News!, 1834. George Eden, Earl of Auckland; John William Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough; Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux; John Hobhouse

Gratitude, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Gratitude, 1834. Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham thinks: (He offered me the Attorney Generalship, I must now do something for him.) He then says to former prime minister Charles Grey

The Fall of Icarus, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
The Fall of Icarus, 1834. Lord Brougham portrayed as Icarus of Greek myth, who flew too close to the Sun with wings made of wax

Henry Brougham Esq. M. P. The Queens Attorney General, c1820. Creator: T Wright
Henry Brougham Esq. M.P. The Queens Attorney General, c1820. Portrait of British lawyer Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868) who defended Queen Caroline at her trial

A Contrast, c1838. Creator: Unknown
A Contrast, c1838. Political satire depicting British politicians: Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), and Arthur Wellesley

Im: Patience in a Punt. or Otium Cum dignitate - Versus - the Coronation, 1838
Im:Patience in a Punt. or Otium Cum dignitate - Versus - the Coronation, 1838. Satire on the coronation of Queen Victoria

Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition. 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Extraordinary Meeting of Leaders of Opposition. 1835. Satire depicting British politicians as animals. The sheep (or lamb) may be William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, who served as Home Secretary

Stewards Court of the Manor of Torre Devon, 1820. Artist
Stewards Court of the Manor of Torre Devon, 1820. Scene of the House of Lords as arranged for the Bill of Pains and Penalties intended to strip Queen Caroline of her tittles

Fiddlestick versus broomstick, 1831. Paganini standing on a chair with a fiddle in one hand and bow in the other. Around the table sit John Key (Lord Mayor of London), Henry Brougham

The Pall Mall Apollo or R-ty in a blaze, 1816. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank
The Pall Mall Apollo or R-ty in a blaze, 1816. The Prince Regent is dressed as Apollo, McMahon as Mercury pours a chamber pot over his flaming head. On the left are two statues

Brougham and the Civic Giants, 1848. Lord Brougham and Vaux, with fists doubled, threatens Gog and Magog, who express alarm. The subject refers to a verbal attack by Lord Brougham and Vaux on the city

Returning Justice lifts aloft her Scale, 1821. Caroline of Brunswick, between Bergami and Alderman Wood, falls from the tilting summit of a breaking pillar which rests on the word Adultery

How to get un-married, ay, theres the rub!, 1820. Artist: JL Marks
How to get un-married, ay, theres the rub!, 1820. George IV and Queen Caroline are tied back to back; the Queens hand is held by the figure of Justice; Lord Brougham stands on the left; the King is

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Henry Brougham, a prominent figure in British history, was not only known for his political career but also for his diverse interests and accomplishments. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he was greatly influenced by the renowned Scottish philosopher David Hume. Brougham's legacy extends beyond politics; he is famously associated with "Lord Brougham's railway nightmare, " an incident where he missed a parliamentary session due to delays caused by the newly introduced railways. As Lord Brougham of England during the mid-19th century, Henry Brougham held various prestigious positions including Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. His seat at Brougham Hall in Westmorland showcased his status and power as Baron Brougham and Vaux. A man of many talents, he excelled not only as a politician but also as a statesman. Throughout his life, Lord Brougham played an active role in promoting social sciences and education. He opened the Social Science Congress at Sheffield with great enthusiasm and organized grand celebrations such as "The Lord Brougham Centenary Fetes" at Cannes. Despite being involved in serious matters of statecraft, Henry had a lighter side too. Depicted in colorful lithographs like "A Game of Political Shuttlecock, " he enjoyed engaging in political banter and gamesmanship. When Lord Brougham passed away, mourners gathered to pay their respects at his funeral held at Cannes. The monument erected there stands as a testament to his enduring influence on society. In one touching engraving titled "Lord Brougham and His Nephew, " we catch glimpses of the personal side of this influential figure - perhaps showing him imparting wisdom or sharing cherished moments with family members. Henry Brougham left an indelible mark on British history through both his political achievements and wide-ranging interests. From philosophy to railways to social sciences, he embraced knowledge from all spheres while leaving behind an impressive legacy that continues to inspire generations.