George Canning (1770-1827). British Tory statesman. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from April to August 1827. Portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). Canning is shown declaiming in the House of Commons. Oil on canvas, 1825. National Portrait Gallery. London, England, United Kingdom.

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