Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Historian and essayist
Sitter associated with 76 portraits
Historian and essayist; from 1837 a recognised literary leader; eulogized heroes and strong governments, mistrusted technological progress and analysed brilliantly the sufferings of the common people; the 'Sage of Chelsea', whose corrosive criticism and uncertain temper became legendary.
by Thomas Woolner
plaster cast of medallion, 1855
NPG 1241
by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, 1867
NPG P122
by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, printed in reverse, 1867
NPG P123
by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, 1868
On display in Room 26 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1002
by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt
terracotta cast of bust, circa 1875
NPG 658
by Domenico Brucciani, after Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt
plaster cast of hands, 1875
NPG 1623
by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
oil on canvas, 1877
On display Bodelwyddan Castle, Denbighshire at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 968
by Sir Alfred Gilbert
plaster cast of death-mask, 1881
NPG 1361
by Robert S. Tait
salt print on cream card mount, 1855
NPG x5641
possibly by Charles Thurston Thompson
albumen print, circa 1859
NPG x1344
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax11945
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen print, 1860s
NPG Ax21887
by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, 1860s
NPG x5659
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG x3695
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG x5648
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG x5649
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1861
NPG Ax5086
by William Jeffrey
albumen carte-de-visite, September 1862
NPG x5644
by William Jeffrey
albumen carte-de-visite, September 1862
NPG x5645
by William Jeffrey
albumen carte-de-visite, September 1862
NPG x5646
by William Jeffrey
albumen carte-de-visite, September 1862
NPG x5647
by William Jeffrey
albumen carte-de-visite, September 1862
NPG x5643
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17815
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18216
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39829
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1865
NPG Ax28576
by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, 1865
NPG x129584
by Elliott & Fry
albumen print, circa 1865
NPG x5661
by Elliott & Fry
albumen print, circa 1865
NPG x5660
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1865
NPG x5656
by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print on gold-edged cabinet, 1867
NPG x18037
by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen carte-de-visite on gold-edged mount, 1867
NPG x18069
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, after 1873
NPG x27576
Carlyle's Birthplace, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Carlyle's House, London
Mirehouse, Keswick, Cumbria
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