Politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts.
National Gallery Trustee (1835–1857).
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
1800 - 1857
This person is the subject of ongoing research. We have started by researching their relationship to the enslavement of people.
Biographical notes
Slavery connections
History of Parliament states that he ‘voted against the motion condemning the Jamaican slave trials’: (Terry Jenkins, ‘LEVESON GOWER, Lord Francis (1800-1857), of 12 Albemarle Street, Mdx.’, in History of Parliament Trust (ed.), The History of Parliament: British Political, Social & Local History [online], London, 1964 -, 1820-1832, <https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/leveson-gower-lord-francis-1800-1857> accessed 4 August 2021).
Abolition connections
History of Parliament states that he ‘praised ministers’ efforts to promote worldwide abolition of the slave trade‘: (Terry Jenkins, ’LEVESON GOWER, Lord Francis (1800-1857), of 12 Albemarle Street, Mdx.', in History of Parliament Trust (ed.), The History of Parliament: British Political, Social & Local History [online], London, 1964 -, 1820-1832, <https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/leveson-gower-lord-francis-1800-1857> accessed 4 August 2021).
National Gallery painting connections
Donor: presented in 1838: NG147–148.
Bibliography
G. C. Boase and H. C. G. Matthew, 'Egerton [formerly Leveson-Gower], Francis, first earl of Ellesmere', in C. Matthew et al. (eds), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford 1992-, https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/8585
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T. Jenkins, 'LEVESON GOWER, Lord Francis (1800-1857), of 12 Albemarle Street, Mdx', in History of Parliament Trust (ed.), The History of Parliament: British Political, Social & Local History, London 1964-, 1820-1832, https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/leveson-gower-lord-francis-1800-1857
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UCL Department of History (ed.), Legacies of British Slave-ownership, London 2020, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/
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S. Whittingham, 'Egerton family (2) Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere', in J. Turner et al. (eds), Grove Art Online, Oxford 1998-, https://doi.org/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T025021
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Paintings previously owned by Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
A muscular sea god, with dragon-like wings sprouting from his hips, is carrying off a naked woman. They are surrounded by winged infants known as putti and a host of marine divinities, some of whom ride on dolphins. Cupid aims an arrow at the couple in the centre. This is a working drawing, or ca...
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A strong, determined woman is pushing a reluctant youth into a chariot on the left. This is Aurora, goddess of the dawn, who has fallen in love with a mortal, the hunter Cephalus. He resists her advances, for he is already in love with Procris, daughter of the king of Athens.This is one of two la...
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