Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
(1815-1881), Dean of Westminster; son of Edward Stanley; Trustee of the National Portrait GallerySitter in 30 portraits
Stanley was the leading liberal theologian of his time in England. A pupil at Rugby School, he was tutored and profoundly influenced by the headmaster, Thomas Arnold. When Arnold died in 1842, his widow asked Stanley to act as biographer. The Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold, published in 1844, is considered Stanley's greatest work. From 1843 until 1851 he was a fellow and tutor at University College, Oxford. He left to become Canon of Canterbury Cathedral. He was appointed Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford, the chair being attached to a canonry at Christ Church. In 1864 he was installed as Dean of Westminster, a position he held until his death.
by Lowes Cato Dickinson
oil on canvas, circa 1840s-1850s
NPG 1536
by Lewis Carroll
albumen print, circa 1852-1860
NPG P35
by Emily J. Harding (Mrs E.W. Andrews)
chalk, exhibited 1877
NPG 4701
after Horatio Nelson King
watercolour on ivory, circa late 1870s-1881
NPG 1072
by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt
plaster cast of monument in Westminster Abbey, 1882
NPG 867
by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1864
NPG Ax17840
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1864
NPG Ax11949
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1864
NPG x45100
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1864
NPG x12931
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1864
NPG x12930
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1864
NPG Ax9531
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen print, circa 1864
NPG Ax21881
by McGlashon (McGlashan) & Walker
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865 or before
NPG Ax30405
by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen cabinet card, 1870s
NPG x12927
'The Revisers of the New Testament 1881'
by and after Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen cabinet card, 1881 (early-mid 1870s)
NPG x132403
by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1874
NPG x12928
by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen cabinet card, circa 1874
NPG x12926
by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen print, published 1874
NPG Ax29232
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa late 1870s-1881
NPG Ax18232
by Horatio Nelson King
albumen carte-de-visite, circa late 1870s-1881
NPG x12933
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