Sir William Huggins
(1824-1910), AstronomerSitter in 4 portraits
Astronomer; with W.A. Miller showed that stars structurally resemble the sun, 1863; pioneered technique of photographically recording stella spectra; made important studies on the nature of nebulae; added profoundly to knowledge of origins and development of the universe; President of the Royal Society, 1900-5.
replica by John Collier
oil on canvas, 1905
NPG 1682
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18334
Sir William Huggins ('Men of the Day. No. 873. "Spectroscopic Astronomy"')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 9 April 1903
NPG D45165
after John Collier
photogravure, (1905)
NPG D36369
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