Sir George Gilbert Scott Sr
(1811-1878), Architect; father of George Gilbert Scott JrEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 9 portraits
Sir George Gilbert Scott was the leading architect of the Gothic Revival style during the Victorian period. Scott began his formal training with the architect James Edmeston. In the early 1840s, he began to take a serious interest in the medieval Gothic style of architecture. Travelling around Europe, he studied medieval art first hand, finding inspiration in both architecture and in metalwork shrines and reliquaries. His first Gothic style building was the Martyrs' Memorial, Oxford, built in 1840. Among his best-known works are the Albert Memorial (1863-72) and the Midland Grand Hotel (built c.1872; later called St. Pancras Hotel) attached to St. Pancras Station.
by Charles Bell Birch
pencil, 1859
NPG 2475
by George Richmond
chalk, 1877
NPG 1061
by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x45088
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen print, 1860s
NPG Ax7340
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39920
by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13828
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x46625
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x46626
by George Gammon Adams
bronze medal, 1884
NPG D2927
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