Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
(1792-1871), Mathematician and astronomer; son of William HerschelEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 18 portraits
Artist of 1 portrait
Astronomer and physicist; son of Sir William Herschel, he followed his father in astronomical research, mapping the sky of the southern hemisphere; his many scientific achievements included contributions to early photography; invented photographic use of sensitized paper, introduced 'hypo' as a fixed agent, and coined the terms 'photograph', 'negative', and 'positive'. In 1820 he was among the founders of the Royal Astronomical Society and was presented with their Gold Medal for his work on double stars. Herschel served as President of the Royal Astronomical Society three times (1827-29, 1839-41 and 1847-49).
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Henry William Pickersgill
pencil, circa 1835
NPG 1386
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
daguerreotype, circa 1848
NPG P660
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Edward Hodges Baily
plaster cast of bust, 1850
NPG 4056
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, 1867
NPG P201
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, 1867
On display in Room 21 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P213
'The Forty-Foot Telescope at Slough'
by Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
platinum print, 1839, printed later
NPG x44706
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18331
'Collingwood' (the house of Sir John Herschel)
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, circa 1860
NPG x44704
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x197115
by Unknown photographer
bromide print on card mount, 1864, printed later
NPG x44630
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print on gold-edged cabinet, April 1867
NPG x18040
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Julia Margaret Cameron, published by T. Fisher Unwin
photogravure, published 1893 (1867)
NPG Ax29135
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by William James Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1835
NPG D3015
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by J. Cook, after Henry William Pickersgill
stipple engraving, 1845 or after
NPG D16022
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by Daniel John Pound, published by Illustrated News of the World, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
stipple and line engraving, published 25 January 1862
NPG D35723
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by G. Gabrielli, published by Williams & Son
stipple and line engraving, published 1875
NPG D35722
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by William James Ward, after Henry William Pickersgill
mezzotint, published 1835
NPG D20345
Related People
- Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (grandson)
- Caroline Emilia Mary (née Herschel), Lady Hamilton-Gordon (daughter)
- Maria Sophia Hardcastle (née Herschel) (daughter)
- Alexander Stewart Herschel (son)
- Caroline Lucretia Herschel (aunt)
- Francisca ('Fancy') Herschel (daughter)
- Isabella Herschel (daughter)
- John Herschel (son)
- Sir William Herschel (father)
- Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Bt (son)
- Constance Anne (née Herschel), Lady Lubbock (daughter)
- Julia Mary Maclear (née Herschel) (daughter)
- Margaret Louisa Marshall (née Herschel) (daughter)
- Amelia (née Herschel), Lady Wade (daughter)
- Matilda Rose Waterfield (née Herschel) (daughter)
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