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Sir William Huggins
15 of 22 portraits on display in Room 27 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sir William Huggins
replica by John Collier
oil on canvas, 1905
35 1/2 in. x 27 1/2 in. (902 mm x 699 mm)
Given by the sitter's widow, 1912
Primary Collection
NPG 1682
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Artistback to top
- John Collier (1850-1934), Portrait painter and writer on art. Artist associated with 21 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
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A replica of the portrait presented by subscribers to the Royal Society in 1905, Huggins is shown seated in the Presidential Chair.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Hackmann, W.D., Apples and Atoms: Portraits of Scientists from Newton to Rutherford, 1986, p. 64
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 318
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