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Samuel Wilberforce

(1805-1873), Bishop of Oxford and of Winchester; son of William Wilberforce; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 84 portraits
Bishop of Oxford, 1845-69 introduced many reforms and improved diocesan organisation; dynamic energetic and intemperate, as shown by his unfortunate attack on Darwinian theories in 1860, when he attracted much ridicule.

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Samuel Wilberforce, by Herbert Watkins - NPG P301(11)

Samuel Wilberforce

by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, late 1850s
NPG P301(11)

Samuel Wilberforce, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG Ax30403

Samuel Wilberforce

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1850s-early 1860s
NPG Ax30403

Samuel Wilberforce, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG x27390

Samuel Wilberforce

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1850s-early 1860s
NPG x27390

Samuel Wilberforce, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x27396

Samuel Wilberforce

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
NPG x27396

Samuel Wilberforce, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG Ax7271

Samuel Wilberforce

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published May 1859
NPG Ax7271

Samuel Wilberforce, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG x14254

Samuel Wilberforce

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, published May 1859
NPG x14254

Samuel Wilberforce, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax17845

Samuel Wilberforce

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17845

Samuel Wilberforce, by Caldesi, Blanford & Co - NPG Ax17852

Samuel Wilberforce

by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax17852

Samuel Wilberforce, by Horatio Nelson King - NPG x27391

Samuel Wilberforce

by Horatio Nelson King
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x27391

Samuel Wilberforce, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x27392

Samuel Wilberforce

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x27392

Samuel Wilberforce, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG Ax10047

Samuel Wilberforce

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG Ax10047

Samuel Wilberforce, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax10049

Samuel Wilberforce

by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax10049

Samuel Wilberforce, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax10054

Samuel Wilberforce

by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax10054

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