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Michael Faraday

(1791-1867), Scientist

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 28 portraits
Physicist and chemist; assistant to Humphry Davy; liquefied chlorine and other gases, and discovered benzene, 1825; discovered electro-magnetic induction, 1831, his work on electricity providing the foundation of modern electrical applications; a brilliant lecturer and one of the greatest of all experimental scientists.

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Michael Faraday, by Thomas Phillips - NPG 269

Michael Faraday

by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1841-1842
On display in Room 16 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 269

Michael Faraday; William Thomas Brande, by Antoine Claudet - NPG P740

Michael Faraday; William Thomas Brande

by Antoine Claudet
half-plate daguerreotype, circa 1846
On display in Room 20 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P740

Michael Faraday, by Sir Thomas Brock, after  John Henry Foley - NPG 748

Michael Faraday

by Sir Thomas Brock, after John Henry Foley
marble bust, 1886, based on a work of 1877
NPG 748

Michael Faraday, by Herbert Watkins - NPG x13927

Michael Faraday

by Herbert Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s
NPG x13927

Michael Faraday, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG x13932

Michael Faraday

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, 1857
NPG x13932

Michael Faraday, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG Ax7281

Michael Faraday

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published October 1857
NPG Ax7281

Michael Faraday, by John Watkins - NPG Ax17794

Michael Faraday

by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17794

Michael Faraday, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x13931

Michael Faraday

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x13931

Michael Faraday, by John Watkins - NPG Ax18201

Michael Faraday

by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18201

Michael Faraday, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG x13928

Michael Faraday

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x13928

Michael Faraday, by John Watkins - NPG Ax16267

Michael Faraday

by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax16267

Michael Faraday, by McLean & Haes - NPG Ax11937

Michael Faraday

by McLean & Haes
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax11937

Michael Faraday, by William Walker & Sons - NPG Ax11953

Michael Faraday

by William Walker & Sons
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax11953

Michael Faraday, by James Valentine - NPG x45093

Michael Faraday

by James Valentine
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x45093

Michael Faraday, by Ernest Edwards, published by  Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13842

Michael Faraday

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13842

'Scientists', published by Hughes & Edmonds - NPG Ax132901

'Scientists'

published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen print, published 1876
NPG Ax132901

Michael Faraday, after Daniel Maclise - NPG D34567

Michael Faraday

after Daniel Maclise
pen and ink, (early 1830s)
NPG D34567

Michael Faraday, by Samuel Cousins, published by  Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after  Henry William Pickersgill - NPG D36649

Michael Faraday

by Samuel Cousins, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1 February 1830
NPG D36649

Michael Faraday, by Samuel Cousins, published by  Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after  Henry William Pickersgill - NPG D36650

Michael Faraday

by Samuel Cousins, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1 February 1830
NPG D36650

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