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Men of Science Living in 1807-8

5 of 20 portraits of Sir Humphry Davy, Bt

by Sir John Gilbert, and Frederick John Skill, and William Walker, and Elizabeth Walker (née Reynolds)
pencil and wash, 1858-1862
32 1/8 in. x 53 in. (815 mm x 1346 mm)
Purchased, 1896
Primary Collection
NPG 1075

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Artistsback to top

Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897), Painter and illustrator. Artist associated with 9 portraits, Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
Frederick John Skill (1824-1881). Artist associated with 3 portraits.
Elizabeth Walker (née Reynolds) (1800-1876), Miniature painter. Artist associated with 10 portraits.
William Walker (1791-1867), Photographer, engraver and publisher. Artist associated with 119 portraits.

Sittersback to top

William Allen (1770-1843), Chemist and philanthropist. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Francis Baily (1774-1844), Astronomer; President of the Astronomical Society. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Sir Joseph Banks, Bt (1743-1820), Explorer and botanist. Sitter associated with 35 portraits.
Samuel Bentham (1757-1831), Naval architect. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), Industrialist and entrepreneur. Sitter in 14 portraits.
Joseph Bramah (1748-1814), Inventor. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Robert Brown (1773-1858), Botanist. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), Civil engineer. Sitter in 10 portraits.
Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823), Inventor. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), Physicist. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Bt (1772-1828), Military inventor. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Samuel Crompton (1753-1827), Inventor. Sitter in 4 portraits.
John Dalton (1766-1844), Chemist and pioneer in nuclear physics. Sitter in 15 portraits.
Sir Humphry Davy, Bt (1778-1829), Natural philosopher. Sitter in 20 portraits.
Peter Dollond (1730-1820), Optician. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Bryan Donkin (1768-1855), Inventor and engineer. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald (1749-1831), Chemist. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Henry Fourdrinier (1766-1854), Inventor. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Davies Gilbert (1767-1839), Scientist and antiquary; President of the Royal Society. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Charles Hatchett (1765?-1847), Chemist. Sitter in 4 portraits.
William Henry (1774-1836), Chemist. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), Astronomer. Sitter in 12 portraits.
Edward Charles Howard (1774-1816), Scientist and sugar refiner. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Joseph Huddart (1741-1816), Hydrographer and manufacturer. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Edward Jenner (1749-1823), Discoverer of vaccination. Sitter in 11 portraits.
William Jessop (1745-1814), Civil engineer. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Henry Kater (1777-1835), Scientist. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Sir John Leslie (1766-1832), Scientist and mathematician. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1811), Astronomer Royal. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Henry Maudslay (1771-1831), Engineer. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Patrick Miller (1731-1815), Pioneer of steam navigation. Sitter in 4 portraits.
William Murdock (1754-1839), Inventor of gas lighting. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Robert Mylne (1733-1811), Architect and civil engineer. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840), Painter and scientist. Sitter in 3 portraits, Artist associated with 6 portraits.
John Playfair (1748-1819), Mathematician and geologist. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
John Rennie (1761-1821), Civil engineer. Sitter associated with 16 portraits.
Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), Inventor of the electric telegraph and meteorologist. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford (1753-1814), Scientist; founder of the Royal Institution. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Daniel Rutherford (1749-1819), Physician and botanist. Sitter in 6 portraits.
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753-1816), Politician and scientist. Sitter associated with 45 portraits.
William Symington (1763-1831), Engineer. Sitter in 4 portraits.
Thomas Telford (1757-1834), Engineer. Sitter in 11 portraits.
Charles Tennant (1768-1838), Manufacturing chemist. Sitter in 5 portraits.
Thomas Thomson (1773-1852), Chemist. Sitter in 3 portraits.
Richard Trevithick (1771-1833), Engineer and inventor. Sitter in 3 portraits.
James Watt (1736-1819), Engineer. Sitter in 17 portraits.
William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), Physiologist, chemist and physicist. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Thomas Young (1773-1829), Physician, physicist and Egyptologist. Sitter associated with 7 portraits.

Related worksback to top

NPG 1075a: Engraving after 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8' (after)
NPG 1075b: Key to engraving after 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8' (key)
NPG 1383a: 'Two sketches for 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8' (sketches)

Linked publicationsback to top

Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 505
Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 447
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 710
Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 102
Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 127
Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 136
Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 142
Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 149
Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 237
Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 266
Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 18
Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 605
Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 357