Gladstone's Cabinet of 1868
Painting by Lowes Cato Dickinson
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Gladstone's Cabinet of 1868 is a group portrait painting by the British artist Lowes Cato Dickinson. It shows the leading members of the First Gladstone ministry seated in the Cabinet Room of 10 Downing Street.[1] [2] [3] Led by William Ewart Gladstone they had defeated the Conservatives of Benjamin Disraeli at the 1868 general election.
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| Artist | Lowes Cato Dickinson |
| Year | 1869–74 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 204.5 cm × 317.5 cm (80.5 in × 125.0 in) |
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Today the painting is part of the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London having been purchased in 1977.[4]
