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Mr and Mrs George Henry Lewes with Thornton Leigh Hunt
19 of 21 portraits on display in the Ladies Drawing Room at Bodelwyddan Castle
Mr and Mrs George Henry Lewes with Thornton Leigh Hunt
by William Makepeace Thackeray
pencil
6 1/8 in. x 5 in. (155 mm x 127 mm)
Purchased, 1969
Primary Collection
NPG 4686
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- Thornton Leigh Hunt (1810-1873), Journalist; son of James Henry Leigh Hunt. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist of 1 portrait.
- Agnes Lewes (née Jervis) (1822-1902), Wife of George Henry Lewes. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- George Henry Lewes (1817-1878), Writer. Sitter in 8 portraits.
Artistback to top
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), Novelist. Artist of 2 portraits, Sitter in 41 portraits.
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The writer George Henry Lewes was attracted to many fields, most notably philosophy, physiology and drama, and made his living from journalism. He published his Biographical History of Philosophy in 1845-6, wrote two novels and, in 1850, joined Thornton Leigh Hunt in the running of the Leader. In 1840 he married Agnes Jervis. Fourteen years later he left his wife and children for Mary Ann Evans, a.k.a. George Eliot, with whom he lived until his death in 1878. This sketch by Thackeray shows Lewes singing together with his wife Agnes and Thornton Leigh Hunt, with whom the couple lived for a time.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 721
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