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Lowes Cato Dickinson

(1819-1908), Portrait painter

Artist associated with 39 portraits
At sixteen, Dickinson began working for his father, a stationer and lithograph publisher. He travelled to Italy in 1850 and spent three years there, and started to paint. On his return, he rented a studio where he continued painting. Dickinson joined the lawyer Tom Hughes, the writer Charles Kingsley and others as founding members of the London Working Men's College. Together with Ruskin, Dickinson conducted the first art classes at the college. He painted many portraits of writers including George Eliot, the politician Richard Cobden, lawyers, religious figures, and men of letters and science. Dickinson regularly exhibited portraits at the Royal Academy from 1848 to 1891.

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Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, by Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG 1536

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

by Lowes Cato Dickinson
oil on canvas, circa 1840s-1850s
NPG 1536

Thomas Hare, by Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG 1819

Thomas Hare

by Lowes Cato Dickinson
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1867
NPG 1819

Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Bt, replica by Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG 1387

Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Bt

replica by Lowes Cato Dickinson
oil on canvas, 1883, based on a work of circa 1870
NPG 1387

Edward Rudge, by Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG D39914

Edward Rudge

by Lowes Cato Dickinson
lithograph, early 19th century
NPG D39914

Richard Corbett, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after  Richard Buckner - NPG D34128

Richard Corbett

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after Richard Buckner
hand-coloured lithograph, mid 19th century
NPG D34128

Richard Corbett, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after  Richard Buckner - NPG D34129

Richard Corbett

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after Richard Buckner
hand-coloured lithograph, mid 19th century
NPG D34129

Charles Finch Foster, by George Baird Shaw, after  Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG D37762

Charles Finch Foster

by George Baird Shaw, after Lowes Cato Dickinson
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D37762

A.M. Noles, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after  George Richmond - NPG D38982

A.M. Noles

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after George Richmond
lithograph, mid 19th century
NPG D38982

Caroline Johnstone, by Marie Françoise Catherine Doetter ('Fanny') Corbaux, after  Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG D21964

Caroline Johnstone

by Marie Françoise Catherine Doetter ('Fanny') Corbaux, after Lowes Cato Dickinson
lithograph, circa 1835-1860
NPG D21964

Rose Ellen Hendriks (later Temple), by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after  Alfred Tidey - NPG D9053

Rose Ellen Hendriks (later Temple)

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after Alfred Tidey
lithograph, 1840s-1850s
NPG D9053

George Grote, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, printed by  M & N Hanhart, published by  Dickinson Brothers - NPG D34996

George Grote

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, printed by M & N Hanhart, published by Dickinson Brothers
lithograph, 1840s
NPG D34996

Henry James Newbery, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after  T. Sampson - NPG D38709

Henry James Newbery

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after T. Sampson
lithograph, 1840s
NPG D38709

George Tomlinson, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, printed by  Charles Joseph Hullmandel, after  George Richmond - NPG D39643

George Tomlinson

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, after George Richmond
lithograph, circa 1842-1850
NPG D39643

Sir Henry Pottinger, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, printed by  Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by  Joseph Dickinson, after  Samuel Laurence - NPG D40395

Sir Henry Pottinger

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Samuel Laurence
lithograph, published December 1842
NPG D40395

Sir Vincent Eyre, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after  Sir Vincent Eyre - NPG D2319

Sir Vincent Eyre

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after Sir Vincent Eyre
lithograph, (1842)
NPG D2319

Florentia (née Wynch), Lady Sale, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after  Sir Vincent Eyre - NPG D5891

Florentia (née Wynch), Lady Sale

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after Sir Vincent Eyre
lithograph, (1842)
NPG D5891

Florentia (née Wynch), Lady Sale, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after  Sir Vincent Eyre - NPG D5892

Florentia (née Wynch), Lady Sale

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after Sir Vincent Eyre
lithograph, (1842)
NPG D5892

Sir Charles Malcolm, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after  Robert Scott Tait - NPG D38156

Sir Charles Malcolm

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after Robert Scott Tait
lithograph, mid 19th century
NPG D38156

Sir William John Codrington, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after  Frederick Cruickshank - NPG D33699

Sir William John Codrington

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, after Frederick Cruickshank
lithograph, 1850s-1880s
NPG D33699

Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, by Lowes Cato Dickinson, published by  Thacker & Co, published by  Andrew's Library, after  C. Grant - NPG D34647

Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough

by Lowes Cato Dickinson, published by Thacker & Co, published by Andrew's Library, after C. Grant
lithograph, 1850s
NPG D34647

George Eden, Earl of Auckland, by James Thomson (Thompson), after  Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG D7441

George Eden, Earl of Auckland

by James Thomson (Thompson), after Lowes Cato Dickinson
stipple and line engraving, published 1850
NPG D7441

George Eden, Earl of Auckland, by James Thomson (Thompson), after  Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG D7442

George Eden, Earl of Auckland

by James Thomson (Thompson), after Lowes Cato Dickinson
stipple and line engraving, published 1850
NPG D7442

George Eden, Earl of Auckland, by George J. Stodart, after  Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG D8543

George Eden, Earl of Auckland

by George J. Stodart, after Lowes Cato Dickinson
stipple engraving, 1850 or after
NPG D8543

George Eden, Earl of Auckland, by George J. Stodart, after  Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG D8544

George Eden, Earl of Auckland

by George J. Stodart, after Lowes Cato Dickinson
stipple engraving, 1850 or after
NPG D8544

Sir Arthur Wellesley Torrens, by George Sanders, published by  Henry Graves & Co, after  Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG D39647

Sir Arthur Wellesley Torrens

by George Sanders, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Lowes Cato Dickinson
mezzotint, published 21 March 1864
NPG D39647

Richard Cobden, by Sir George Scharf, after  Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG D2112

Richard Cobden

by Sir George Scharf, after Lowes Cato Dickinson
pencil on tracing paper, 1865
NPG D2112

Queen Victoria, by Samuel Cousins, published by  Dickinson Brothers, after  Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG D33649

Queen Victoria

by Samuel Cousins, published by Dickinson Brothers, after Lowes Cato Dickinson
hand-coloured mezzotint, published 1871
NPG D33649

Julia (née Coke), Viscountess Powerscourt, by Francis Holl, printed by  McQueen (Macqueen), published by  Dickinson Brothers, after  Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG D40465

Julia (née Coke), Viscountess Powerscourt

by Francis Holl, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), published by Dickinson Brothers, after Lowes Cato Dickinson
stipple engraving, published 3 July 1873
NPG D40465

James Clerk Maxwell, published by Photographische Gesellschaft, after  Lowes Cato Dickinson - NPG D38337

James Clerk Maxwell

published by Photographische Gesellschaft, after Lowes Cato Dickinson
photogravure, circa 1900
NPG D38337

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Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough; Unknown man

by Samuel Cousins, after Lowes Cato Dickinson
mixed-method engraving, based on a work of circa 1851
NPG D49801

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