Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
1 portrait
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
by Samuel Laurence, and Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1840
26 3/4 in. x 22 3/4 in. (679 mm x 578 mm)
Transferred from Tate Gallery, 1957
Primary Collection
NPG 2460
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Sitterback to top
- Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), Poet Laureate. Sitter in 86 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Bt (1833-1898), Painter and designer. Artist associated with 1 portrait, Sitter in 22 portraits.
- Samuel Laurence (1812-1884), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 33 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Audio Guide
- Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 448
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 608
- Truss, Lynne, Character Sketches: Tennyson and His Circle, 1999, p. 17
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On display in Room 24 at the National Portrait Gallery



