Friedrich Max-Müller
(1823-1900), Orientalist and philologistSitter in 20 portraits
Max-Müller was a Fellow of All Souls, an orientalist and philologist. Born in Germany, his early interest was in music - he knew Mendelssohn and his godfather was Weber - but at Leipzig University he studied Sanskrit (the classical language of ancient India), in which field his work is still known. He came to England in 1846, became a member of Christ Church, Oxford, in 1851 and Professor of Modern Languages in 1854. Defeated in the 1860 election for the Chair of Sanskrit, he later became Oxford's first Professor of Comparative Theology (1868-75).
by Lewis Carroll
albumen print, June 1857
NPG P7(25)
by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, 1894-1895
NPG 1276
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18291
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax7527
by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1878
NPG Ax17570
by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype on paper mount, 1878 or before
NPG x13401
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1883
NPG x96551
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1883
NPG x96552
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1883
NPG x96553
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1883
NPG x96554
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1890
NPG Ax5506
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, circa 1900 (circa 1890s)
NPG x75774
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1893
NPG Ax16154
Friedrich Max-Müller ('Men of the Day. No. 98.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 6 February 1875
NPG D43678
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