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Sir Austen Henry Layard

(1817-1894), Politician, diplomat and archaeologist

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 23 portraits
Layard was an archaeologist, politician, diplomat, art collector and Trustee of the National Gallery. He was also a great friend of the artist, George Frederic Watts. Having carried out two excavations in 1845-6 and 1849-50, he wrote Nineveh and its Remains (1849) and Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon (1853), both published by John Murray. Taking up a parliamentary career in 1852, Layard won the seat of Aylesbury as a Liberal.

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Sir Austen Henry Layard, by William Brockedon - NPG 2515(103)

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by William Brockedon
pencil and chalk, 1823-1849
NPG 2515(103)

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG Ax16424

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s (circa 1858)
NPG Ax16424

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG Ax7282

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published October 1858
NPG Ax7282

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by Caldesi, Blanford & Co - NPG Ax16425

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax16425

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by Caldesi, Blanford & Co - NPG x17119

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x17119

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by Fratelli Vianelli (Giuseppe & Luigi Vianelli) - NPG Ax17765

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by Fratelli Vianelli (Giuseppe & Luigi Vianelli)
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s-early 1870s
NPG Ax17765

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by John & Charles Watkins, or by  John Watkins - NPG x76402

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by John & Charles Watkins, or by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG x76402

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x38983

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG x38983

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by John Watkins, or by  John & Charles Watkins - NPG Ax46275

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by John Watkins, or by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG Ax46275

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by Lock & Whitfield, published by  Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington - NPG Ax17527

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1877
NPG Ax17527

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by Lock & Whitfield - NPG x133384

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype, 1877 or before
NPG x133384

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by Unknown photographer - NPG x197924

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by Unknown photographer
carbon print, circa 1877
NPG x197924

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, after  Henry Wyndham Phillips - NPG D37226

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, after Henry Wyndham Phillips
mezzotint, published 1850
NPG D37226

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by Joseph Brown, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Henry Wyndham Phillips - NPG D37225

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by Joseph Brown, published by Richard Bentley, after Henry Wyndham Phillips
stipple engraving, published 1851
NPG D37225

Sir Austen Henry Layard, by Joseph Brown, published by  Richard Bentley, after  Henry Wyndham Phillips - NPG D4043

Sir Austen Henry Layard

by Joseph Brown, published by Richard Bentley, after Henry Wyndham Phillips
stipple engraving, published 1851
NPG D4043

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