Sir William Robert Grove
(1811-1896), Natural philosopher and judgeSitter in 11 portraits
William Grove was called to the Bar in 1835 and began working as a barrister. After his marriage in 1837, he embarked on an extended tour of Europe, during which time he pursued his scientific interests. He published a paper on a new type of electric battery construction that, on Faraday's insistance, he presented at the Royal Institution in 1840. This presentation secured his respected reputation, leading him to become the first Professor of Experimental Philosophy at the London Institution in 1841. Grove was appointed vice-president of the Royal Institution in 1844. His scientific career led to the practice of patent and other law after 1853, and he was appointed to the court of common pleas in 1871.
by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 8 October 1887
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by Helen Donald-Smith
oil on canvas, circa 1890s
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by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, mid-late 1850s
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by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by Ernest Edwards, published by Alfred William Bennett
albumen print, published 1865
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by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1873
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by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1873
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by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1877
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by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype on paper mount, 1877 or before
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Sir William Robert Grove ('Judges. No. 19.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 8 October 1887
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