Henry William Pickersgill
(1782-1875), Portrait painterEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 7 portraits
Artist associated with 111 portraits
Having worked initially in the silk trade, Henry Pickersgill enrolled at the Royal Academy schools in 1805 and began exhibiting there the following year. Pickersgill was for over sixty years a constant and prolific exhibitor at the Royal Academy, where nearly four hundred of his paintings were shown. He was elected an associate in 1822 and a royal academician in 1826. During his long career, he painted nearly all of the most celebrated people of his time. In 1856, Pickersgill became librarian of the Royal Academy, and held the post until his death.
by Sir Edwin Landseer
pen and ink, circa 1825-1835
NPG 3097(1)
by Charles Hutton Lear
black chalk, 1848
NPG 1456(23)
William Frederick Witherington; Henry William Pickersgill
by Charles West Cope
pencil, circa 1862
NPG 3182(9)
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1864
NPG Ax14855
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax28944
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17238
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1864
NPG Ax7556
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