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Bryan Waller Procter (1787-1874), Poet and biographer of Charles Lamb; used pseudonym, 'Barry Cornwall'

Sitter in 3 portraits
Poet; practised as a lawyer; a friend of Leigh Hunt, Charles Lamb, and Charles Dickens; published plays, poems, songs and other works under the pseudonym Barry Cornwall.

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2515(23)

Bryan Waller Procter

by William Brockedon
black and red chalk, 1830
NPG 2515(23)

4026(48)

Bryan Waller Procter

by Alfred, Count D'Orsay
pencil and chalk, 1841
NPG 4026(48)

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Bryan Waller Procter

by John Henry Foley
marble bust
On display in Room 22 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 788

Category
Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Groups
Poets
Writers and critics
Place
Yorkshire