Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861), Poet; wife of Robert Browning
Sitter in 7 portraits
Poet; highly regarded in her own day, her reputation now rests chiefly on Sonnets from the Portuguese, 1850, and the long narrative poem, Aurora Leigh, 1857; after eloping with the poet Robert Browning, she lived chiefly in Italy.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Robert Browning
by Harriet Goodhue Hosmer
bronze cast of clasped hands, 1853
NPG 3165
by Michele Gordigiani
oil on canvas, 1858
On display in Room 24 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1899
by Field Talfourd
chalk, 1859
On display in the Ladies Drawing Room at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 322
Robert Wiedemann Barrett Browning; Elizabeth Barrett Browning
by Alessandri
albumen carte-de-visite, 19 June 1860
NPG P1094
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by Elliott & Fry, after Macaire
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s (September 1858)
NPG x136269
by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, after Field Talfourd
albumen card photograph, 1890s (1859)
NPG x136270
by William Wright, after Field Talfourd
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1889 (1859)
NPG x136271
Robert Browning (husband)
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