Sir Austen Henry Layard
(1817-1894), Politician, diplomat and archaeologistEarly 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.
by William Brockedon
pencil and chalk, 1823-1849
NPG 2515(103)
by George Frederic Watts
chalk, circa 1852
NPG 3787
by George Frederic Watts
black chalk, circa 1852
NPG 1006
by Ludwig Johann Passini
watercolour, 1891
NPG 1797
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s (circa 1858)
NPG Ax16424
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published October 1858
NPG Ax7282
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax16425
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x17119
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax18240
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x17118
by Fratelli Vianelli (Giuseppe & Luigi Vianelli)
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s-early 1870s
NPG Ax17765
by John & Charles Watkins, or by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG x76402
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG x38983
by John Watkins, or by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG Ax46275
by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1877
NPG Ax17527
by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype, 1877 or before
NPG x133384
by Unknown photographer
carbon print, circa 1877
NPG x197924
by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, after Henry Wyndham Phillips
mezzotint, published 1850
NPG D37226
by Joseph Brown, published by Richard Bentley, after Henry Wyndham Phillips
stipple engraving, published 1851
NPG D37225
by Joseph Brown, published by Richard Bentley, after Henry Wyndham Phillips
stipple engraving, published 1851
NPG D4043
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