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The Aberdeen Cabinet Deciding upon the Expedition to the Crimea in 1854

June 4, 1857
Not on view
The palette and brushes resting beside this subject identify him as an artist. Worsdale began as a servant to Sir Godfrey Kneller, later became his apprentice and copyist, and went on to work as a portrait painter and actor. He was known as a bon vivant, and for conducting numerous love affairs.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Aberdeen Cabinet Deciding upon the Expedition to the Crimea in 1854
  • Engraver: William Walker (British (born Scotland), Edinbugh 1791–1867)
  • Artist: After Sir John Gilbert (British, London 1817–1897 London)
  • Publisher: William Walker (British, Thirsk, North Yorkshire 1729–1793 London)
  • Sitter: Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax (British, 1800–1885)
  • Sitter: Sir William Molesworth (British, London 1810–1855 London)
  • Sitter: Sir James Robert George Graham (British, 1792–1861)
  • Sitter: George John Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll
  • Sitter: Rt. Hon. William Ewart Gladstone
  • Sitter: George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (British, 1800–1870)
  • Sitter: Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (British, 1780–1863)
  • Sitter: John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (British, Westminster 1792–1878 Petersham)
  • Sitter: Granville George Levenson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (British, 1815–1891)
  • Sitter: George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1784–1860 London)
  • Sitter: Robert Monsey Rolfe, Baron Cranworth (British, 1790–1868)
  • Sitter: Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
  • Sitter: Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet (British, 1799–1882)
  • Sitter: Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (British, 1810–1861)
  • Sitter: Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle (British, 1811–1864)
  • Date: June 4, 1857
  • Medium: Mixed method engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 17 11/16 × 29 15/16 in. (45 × 76 cm)
    Sheet: 24 7/16 × 31 7/16 in. (62 × 79.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.600.506
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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