Alexander, Lord Loughborough
Medium
stipple engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mr. Edward Wolski
Accession Number
1981.74.1
Art Historical Context
**Alexander, Lord Loughborough** This elegant stipple engraving, created in 1800 by Francesco Bartolozzi after a portrait by James Northcote, captures Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Baron Loughborough, a towering figure in British law and politics. Serving as Lord Chancellor from 1793 to 1801, Wedderburn rose from humble Scottish origins to become one of the era's most influential jurists, embodying the Enlightenment ideals of intellect and ambition during the late Georgian period. Northcote, a prominent portraitist influenced by Sir Joshua Reynolds, likely depicted him with the dignified poise be...