John Scott, 1st earl of Eldon

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Eldon, detail of a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

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Eldon, detail of a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Eldon, detail of a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence; in the National Portrait Gallery,...

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