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Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, 1st Baronet (1807-86), c.1861 A full-length portrait, facing right. He wears dark...

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Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, 1st Baronet (1807-86), c.1861 A full-length portrait, facing right. He wears dark ceremonial dress with the red cordon of the insignia of the Bath. He holds a sword in his left hand and his plumed hat is in the crook of his right arm. On the left is a table with papers and books. A curtain with tassels is drawn back to show Government House, Madras, on the right. Trevelyan served with the East India Company 1826-38, retiring as Secretary to the Board of Revenue. He wrote on education and supported Macaulay on the issue of education through English. From 1840 to 1859 he was Assistant Secretary to the Treasury and reported on reforms in the civil service. He returned to India as Governor of Madras, March 1859-June 1860, but was recalled for publishing his opposition to the financial policy of the Government of India. He became however, Financial Member of the Supreme Council 1863-65. K.C.B, 1848.

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Illustrator: Fonceca, John Joseph c. 1861 Source/Shelfmark: Foster 639 Oil painting. 108 by 60 ins (221 by 152 cms).

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