Audio Guide: Victorian and Edwardian portraits

Portraits from the Victorian and Edwardian periods currently on the Audio Guide.

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Mary Jane Seacole (née Grant), by Albert Charles Challen, 1869 - NPG 6856 - ©  National Portrait Gallery, London

Mary Jane Seacole (née Grant)
by Albert Charles Challen
1869
NPG 6856

The Brontë Sisters (Anne Brontë; Emily Brontë; Charlotte Brontë), by Patrick Branwell Brontë, circa 1834 - NPG 1725 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

The Brontë Sisters (Anne Brontë; Emily Brontë; Charlotte Brontë)
by Patrick Branwell Brontë
circa 1834
NPG 1725

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt, by John Linnell, 1838 - NPG 772 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt
by John Linnell
1838
NPG 772

Charles Dickens, by Daniel Maclise, 1839 - NPG 1172 - Tate 2010; on loan to the National Portrait Gallery, London

Charles Dickens
by Daniel Maclise
1839
NPG 1172

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, by Samuel Laurence, and Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Bt, circa 1840 - NPG 2460 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
by Samuel Laurence, and Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Bt
circa 1840
NPG 2460

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, by Richard Rothwell, exhibited 1840 - NPG 1235 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
by Richard Rothwell
exhibited 1840
NPG 1235

The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840, by Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1841 - NPG 599 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840
by Benjamin Robert Haydon
1841
NPG 599

Michael Faraday, by Thomas Phillips, 1841-1842 - NPG 269 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Michael Faraday
by Thomas Phillips
1841-1842
NPG 269

James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, by Sir Francis Grant, circa 1841 - NPG 5369 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
by Sir Francis Grant
circa 1841
NPG 5369

William Wordsworth, by Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1842 - NPG 1857 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

William Wordsworth
by Benjamin Robert Haydon
1842
NPG 1857

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, by John Partridge, 1844 - NPG 941 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
by John Partridge
1844
NPG 941

George Eliot (Mary Ann Cross (née Evans)), replica by François D'Albert Durade, (1849) - NPG 1405 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

George Eliot (Mary Ann Cross (née Evans))
replica by François D'Albert Durade
(1849)
NPG 1405

Sir Charles Barry, by John Prescott Knight, circa 1851 - NPG 1272 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Charles Barry
by John Prescott Knight
circa 1851
NPG 1272

Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay, by Edward Matthew Ward, 1853 - NPG 4882 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Edward Matthew Ward
1853
NPG 4882

Robert Browning, by Michele Gordigiani, 1858 - NPG 1898 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Robert Browning
by Michele Gordigiani
1858
NPG 1898

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, by Michele Gordigiani, 1858 - NPG 1899 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Elizabeth Barrett Browning
by Michele Gordigiani
1858
NPG 1899

The Relief of Lucknow, 1857, by Thomas Jones Barker, 1859 - NPG 5851 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

The Relief of Lucknow, 1857
by Thomas Jones Barker
1859
NPG 5851

Jenny Lind, replica by Eduard Magnus, circa 1861 (1846) - NPG 3801 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Jenny Lind
replica by Eduard Magnus
circa 1861 (1846)
NPG 3801

John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, by George Frederic Watts, 1862 - NPG 1005 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
by George Frederic Watts
1862
NPG 1005

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Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; Queen Victoria
after a marble by William Theed the Younger
1868 (1863-1867)
NPG L179

Ellen Terry ('Choosing'), by George Frederic Watts, circa 1864 - NPG 5048 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Ellen Terry ('Choosing')
by George Frederic Watts
circa 1864
NPG 5048

Thomas Carlyle, by George Frederic Watts, 1868 - NPG 1002 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Thomas Carlyle
by George Frederic Watts
1868
NPG 1002

Frederick Burnaby, by James Jacques Tissot, 1870 - NPG 2642 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Frederick Burnaby
by James Jacques Tissot
1870
NPG 2642

William Morris, by George Frederic Watts, 1870 - NPG 1078 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

William Morris
by George Frederic Watts
1870
NPG 1078

Sir Richard Francis Burton, by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton, circa 1872-1875 - NPG 1070 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Richard Francis Burton
by Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
circa 1872-1875
NPG 1070

Sir Daniel Gooch, 1st Bt, by Sir Francis Grant, 1872 - NPG 5080 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Daniel Gooch, 1st Bt
by Sir Francis Grant
1872
NPG 5080

John Stuart Mill, replica by George Frederic Watts, 1873 - NPG 1009 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Stuart Mill
replica by George Frederic Watts
1873
NPG 1009

William Ewart Gladstone, by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt, 1879 - NPG 3637 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

William Ewart Gladstone
by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
1879
NPG 3637

Sir Henry Irving, by Jules Bastien-Lepage, 1880 - NPG 1560 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Henry Irving
by Jules Bastien-Lepage
1880
NPG 1560

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt, 1881 - NPG 3241 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
1881
NPG 3241

Charles Darwin, copy by John Collier, 1883 (1881) - NPG 1024 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Charles Darwin
copy by John Collier
1883 (1881)
NPG 1024

Henry Edward Manning, by George Frederic Watts, 1882 - NPG 1008 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Henry Edward Manning
by George Frederic Watts
1882
NPG 1008

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt, 1883 - NPG 3242 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
1883
NPG 3242

The Lobby of the House of Commons, 1886, by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib'), published in Vanity Fair Christmas Supplement 1886 - NPG 5256 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

The Lobby of the House of Commons, 1886
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
published in Vanity Fair Christmas Supplement 1886
NPG 5256

Joe Chamberlain, by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl, 1886 - NPG 1604 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Joe Chamberlain
by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
1886
NPG 1604

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl, 1886 - NPG 2911 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert
by Francis Montague ('Frank') Holl
1886
NPG 2911

Adelina Patti, by James Sant, exhibited 1886 - NPG 3625 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Adelina Patti
by James Sant
exhibited 1886
NPG 3625

Lord Randolph Churchill, by Edwin Longsden Long, exhibited 1888 - NPG 5113 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Lord Randolph Churchill
by Edwin Longsden Long
exhibited 1888
NPG 5113

Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt, 1888 - NPG 1325 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan
by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
1888
NPG 1325

John Elliott Burns, by John Collier, 1889 - NPG 3170 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

John Elliott Burns
by John Collier
1889
NPG 3170

Thomas Hardy, by William Strang, 1893 - NPG 2929 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Thomas Hardy
by William Strang
1893
NPG 2929

Josephine Elizabeth Butler (née Grey), by George Frederic Watts, 1894 - NPG 2194 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Josephine Elizabeth Butler (née Grey)
by George Frederic Watts
1894
NPG 2194

Edward Carpenter, by Roger Fry, 1894 - NPG 2447 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Edward Carpenter
by Roger Fry
1894
NPG 2447

Aubrey Beardsley, by Jacques-Emile Blanche, 1895 - NPG 1991 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Aubrey Beardsley
by Jacques-Emile Blanche
1895
NPG 1991

Gertrude Elizabeth (née Blood), Lady Colin Campbell, by Giovanni Boldini, circa 1897 - NPG 1630 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Gertrude Elizabeth (née Blood), Lady Colin Campbell
by Giovanni Boldini
circa 1897
NPG 1630

Octavia Hill, by John Singer Sargent, 1898 - NPG 1746 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Octavia Hill
by John Singer Sargent
1898
NPG 1746

Rudyard Kipling, by Sir Philip Burne-Jones, 2nd Bt, 1899 - NPG 1863 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Rudyard Kipling
by Sir Philip Burne-Jones, 2nd Bt
1899
NPG 1863

Augustus John, by Sir William Orpen, exhibited 1900 - NPG 4252 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Augustus John
by Sir William Orpen
exhibited 1900
NPG 4252

Gwen John, by Gwendolen Mary ('Gwen') John, circa 1900 - NPG 4439 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Gwen John
by Gwendolen Mary ('Gwen') John
circa 1900
NPG 4439

Sir Frank Swettenham, by John Singer Sargent, 1904 - NPG 4837 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Frank Swettenham
by John Singer Sargent
1904
NPG 4837

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