John Stuart Mill
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John Stuart Mill
replica by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, 1873
26 in. x 21 in. (660 mm x 533 mm)
Given by George Frederic Watts, 1895
Primary Collection
NPG 1009
Sitter
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), Social philosopher, economist and advocate of women's rights. Sitter in 15 portraits.
Artist
George Frederic Watts (1817-1904), Painter and sculptor. Artist associated with 71 portraits, Sitter in 38 portraits.
This Portrait
A replica of the portrait commissioned by Sir Charles Dilke. Watts found Mill, who died shortly after he sat for the original, to be 'sensitive to all that was beautiful in form and poetic in thought'.
Linked Publications
Sound Guide
Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 316
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 429
Subject/Theme
On display in Room 26 at the National Portrait Gallery
