Thomas Carlyle

Sitterback to top

• Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Historian and essayist. Sitter associated with 76 portraits.

Artistback to top

• George Frederic Watts (1817-1904), Painter and sculptor. Artist associated with 85 portraits, Sitter in 40 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Carlyle famously complained of Watts's portrait that it was decidedly the most insufferable picture that has yet been made of me, a delirious looking mountebank full of violence, awkardness, atrocity, and stupidity...the fault of Watts is a passionate pursuit of strength.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Audio Guide
• Cooper, John, Visitor's Guide, 2000, p. 78
• Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 88
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 104

Subjects & Themesback to top

• On display at the Gallery
• Portraits with Archive documents