James Martineau
(1805-1900), Unitarian minister and writerEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 12 portraits
Unitarian minister and writer. Apprenticed as an engineer, but turned to the study of divinity, 1822-7; professor of mental and moral philosophy and political economy at Manchester New College, 1840-57; later professor of religious philosophy. A prolific and powerful writer, Martineau was widely regarded as a champion of theism after his dispute with John Tyndall over scientific materialism.
replica by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, 1873, based on a work of 1873
NPG 1251
by Clara Martineau (née Fell)
pencil, 1887
NPG 2526
by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1893
NPG 2348
by Henry Richard Hope-Pinker
plaster cast of statuette, 1897
NPG 2080
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18312
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 13 June 1862
NPG Ax58535
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x197538
by James Stephenson, after Charles Agar
mezzotint, published 1847 (1846)
NPG D38297
by and published by James Stephenson, published by and after Charles Agar
mezzotint, published 1847 (1846)
NPG D38298
by Paul Adolphe Rajon, published by Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, after George Frederic Watts
etching, published 1 July 1876 (1873)
NPG D38299
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