Politician.
Henry Charles Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk and 11th Earl of Berkshire
1833 - 1898
This person is the subject of ongoing research. We have started by researching their relationship to the enslavement of people.
Biographical notes
Slavery connections
Charles William Howard, 7th Earl of Suffolk (1693–1722) owned an enslaved person, Scipio Africanus (1702–1720). (‘Scipio Africanus’, Wikipedia [online], <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scipio_Africanus_(slave)> accessed 5 August 2021.)
Abolition connections
The Earl of Suffolk said a few words in support of the bill [Slave Trade Abolition Bill]' on 5 February 1807. (Parliamentary Debates: Official Report: ... Session of the ... Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 8, 1812, col. 672.)
National Gallery painting connections
Former owner: NG purchased from Howard in 1880: NG1093.
Bibliography
History of Parliament Trust (ed.), The History of Parliament: British Political, Social & Local History, London 1964-, https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/
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C. Matthew et al. (eds), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford 1992-, https://www.oxforddnb.com/
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J. Turner et al. (eds), Grove Art Online, Oxford 1998-, https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/
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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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Paintings previously owned by Henry Charles Howard, 18th Earl of Suffolk and 11th Earl of Berkshire
Leonardo’s mysterious painting shows the Virgin Mary with Saint John the Baptist, Christ’s cousin, and an angel. All kneel to adore the infant Christ, who in turn raises his hand to bless them. They are crowded in a grotto overhung with rocks and dense with vegetation.The painting was part of a l...