Archibald Campbell Tait
(1811-1882), Archbishop of CanterburySitter in 36 portraits
Archbishop of Canterbury; made a Fellow of Balliol College, 1834, and ordained, 1836; held a firm, but tolerant, line on the Oxford Movement; became successively Bishop of London, 1856, and of Canterbury, 1869. A keen evangelist and promoter of charitable works, Tait's statesmanlike and moderate handling of the religious controversies of the period made him one of its most influential and respected churchmen.
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
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by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
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by Unknown photographer
albumen print, early 1880s
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Various Bishops and Archbishops
by and after Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1890s
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by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen carte-de-visite
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by George Zobel, after James Rannie Swinton
mezzotint, circa 1860
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by William Holl Jr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, 1865 or after
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by William Holl Jr, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after George Richmond
stipple engraving, circa 1865-1871
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Archibald Campbell Tait (Statesmen No. 38.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 25 December 1869
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Archibald Campbell Tait ('An earnest and liberal Primate')
by Carlo Pellegrini
coloured lithograph, published 25 December 1869
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Archibald Campbell Tait ('The Church of England')
published by Frederick Arnold, after Unknown artist
lithograph, published in the Hornet 11 December 1872
NPG D48318
published by Arthur Rayner
drypoint, published 1883
NPG D19615
by Robert Jefferson Bingham
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
NPG x12970
by Robert Jefferson Bingham
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
NPG x12972
by Alexander Bassano
panel portrait size glass negative, late 1870s
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