Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson

Sitterback to top

• Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), Poet Laureate. Sitter in 86 portraits.

Artistback to top

• James Spedding (1808-1881), Editor of the works of Francis Bacon. Artist associated with 1 portrait, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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This drawing was found inserted into an edition of Tennyson's Works in the 1950s and is generally accepted as being by James Spedding, who made a similar, informal drawing of Tennyson reading in 1835. Tennyson and Spedding met as undergraduates at Trinity College, Cambridge and remained close friends until Spedding's death in 1881.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 450
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 608
• Truss, Lynne, Character Sketches: Tennyson and His Circle, 1999, p. 15

Subject/Themeback to top

• Reading