Edward Forbes
(1815-1854), NaturalistEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 5 portraits
Forbes was a naturalist who published widely and held posts at King's College, London, the Geological Society of London and Edinburgh University.
by Leonard Charles Wyon, after a bust by John Graham Lough
bronze medal, 1856-1891, based on a work of 1856
NPG 1609
by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart
lithograph, 1850
NPG D37721
by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart
lithograph, 1850
NPG D37722
by William Brassey Hole
etching, published 1884
NPG D40232
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