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Samuel Wilberforce

(1805-1873), Bishop of Oxford and of Winchester; son of William Wilberforce; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 84 portraits
Bishop of Oxford, 1845-69 introduced many reforms and improved diocesan organisation; dynamic energetic and intemperate, as shown by his unfortunate attack on Darwinian theories in 1860, when he attracted much ridicule.

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Samuel Wilberforce, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG Ax9680

Samuel Wilberforce

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 18 April 1862
NPG Ax9680

Samuel Wilberforce, by Thomas Richard Williams - NPG Ax9681

Samuel Wilberforce

by Thomas Richard Williams
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG Ax9681

Samuel Wilberforce, by Thomas Richard Williams - NPG Ax9683

Samuel Wilberforce

by Thomas Richard Williams
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG Ax9683

Samuel Wilberforce, by Thomas Richard Williams - NPG Ax9685

Samuel Wilberforce

by Thomas Richard Williams
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG Ax9685

Samuel Wilberforce, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG Ax9686

Samuel Wilberforce

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 18 April 1862
NPG Ax9686

Samuel Wilberforce, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG Ax9678

Samuel Wilberforce

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 18 April 1862
NPG Ax9678

Samuel Wilberforce, by John Beattie - NPG Ax30404

Samuel Wilberforce

by John Beattie
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax30404

'Upwards of five hundred photographic portraits of the most celebrated personages of the age', by Frederick Holland Mares, after  Disdéri, and  Camille Silvy, and  Duroni & Murer, and  Émile Desmaisons, and  John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and  Herbert Watkins, and  William Edward Kilburn, and  Horatio Nelson King, and  John & Charles Watkins, and  James Mudd, and  Unknown photographers, published by  Ashford Brothers & Co - NPG x139661

'Upwards of five hundred photographic portraits of the most celebrated personages of the age'

by Frederick Holland Mares, after Disdéri, and Camille Silvy, and Duroni & Murer, and Émile Desmaisons, and John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Herbert Watkins, and William Edward Kilburn, and Horatio Nelson King, and John & Charles Watkins, and James Mudd, and Unknown photographers, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x139661

Samuel Wilberforce, by Alfred Richard Mowbray - NPG Ax30402

Samuel Wilberforce

by Alfred Richard Mowbray
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG Ax30402

Samuel Wilberforce, by Alfred Richard Mowbray - NPG x139656

Samuel Wilberforce

by Alfred Richard Mowbray
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x139656

'Pan-Anglican Synod, 1867', by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax139190

'Pan-Anglican Synod, 1867'

by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen print, September 1867
NPG Ax139190

'Pan-Anglican Synod, 1867', by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax139188

'Pan-Anglican Synod, 1867'

by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen print, September 1867
NPG Ax139188

Samuel Wilberforce, by John Watkins - NPG x27393

Samuel Wilberforce

by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1870s
NPG x27393

Samuel Wilberforce, by John Watkins - NPG Ax38621

Samuel Wilberforce

by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1870s
NPG Ax38621

Samuel Wilberforce, by Adams & Stilliard - NPG x27387

Samuel Wilberforce

by Adams & Stilliard
albumen carte-de-visite, 1873
NPG x27387

Samuel Wilberforce, by Adams & Stilliard - NPG x27388

Samuel Wilberforce

by Adams & Stilliard
albumen carte-de-visite, January 1873
NPG x27388

Samuel Wilberforce, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax46211

Samuel Wilberforce

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 14 July 1873
NPG Ax46211

Samuel Wilberforce, by Ghémar Frères - NPG Ax9628

Samuel Wilberforce

by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite
NPG Ax9628

Samuel Wilberforce, by Leonida Caldesi - NPG Ax9629

Samuel Wilberforce

by Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite
NPG Ax9629

Samuel Wilberforce, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax9828

Samuel Wilberforce

by Unknown photographer
albumen print
NPG Ax9828

Samuel Wilberforce with family group, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax9998

Samuel Wilberforce with family group

by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite
NPG Ax9998

Samuel Wilberforce with family group, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax9999

Samuel Wilberforce with family group

by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite
NPG Ax9999

Samuel Wilberforce, by John Henry Robinson, printed by  McQueen (Macqueen), published by  Joseph Hogarth, after  George Richmond - NPG D37505

Samuel Wilberforce

by John Henry Robinson, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), published by Joseph Hogarth, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, published 1845
NPG D37505

Samuel Wilberforce, by John Henry Robinson, printed by  McQueen (Macqueen), published by  Joseph Hogarth, after  George Richmond - NPG D37506

Samuel Wilberforce

by John Henry Robinson, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), published by Joseph Hogarth, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, published 1845
NPG D37506

Samuel Wilberforce, by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, published by  James Ryman, after  Frederick Richard Say - NPG D37503

Samuel Wilberforce

by Thomas Lewis Atkinson, published by James Ryman, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, published 1 August 1849
NPG D37503

Samuel Wilberforce, by William Holl Jr, after  George Richmond - NPG D20670

Samuel Wilberforce

by William Holl Jr, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, 1851 or after (1834)
NPG D20670

Samuel Wilberforce, by Daniel John Pound, published for a supplement to  Illustrated News of the World, after  John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG D37508

Samuel Wilberforce

by Daniel John Pound, published for a supplement to Illustrated News of the World, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
engraving, after 1858
NPG D37508

Samuel Wilberforce, by Daniel John Pound, published for a supplement to  Illustrated News of the World, after  John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG D37509

Samuel Wilberforce

by Daniel John Pound, published for a supplement to Illustrated News of the World, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
engraving, after 1858
NPG D37509

Samuel Wilberforce, by Samuel Bellin, after  George Richmond - NPG D37504

Samuel Wilberforce

by Samuel Bellin, after George Richmond
stipple engraving, circa 1868 (circa 1864)
NPG D37504

Samuel Wilberforce ('Statesmen, No. 25.'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43389

Samuel Wilberforce ('Statesmen, No. 25.')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 24 July 1869
NPG D43389

Samuel Wilberforce, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D4521

Samuel Wilberforce

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 24 July 1869
NPG D4521

Samuel Wilberforce, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D4789

Samuel Wilberforce

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 24 July 1869
NPG D4789

Samuel Wilberforce, by John Richardson Jackson, after  George Richmond - NPG D37507

Samuel Wilberforce

by John Richardson Jackson, after George Richmond
mezzotint, published 1871 (1868)
NPG D37507

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