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Sir Henry Morton Stanley

(1841-1904), Explorer and journalist

Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 41 portraits
The journalist and explorer became involved with African exploration in response to an assignment from the New York Herald to 'find Livingstone'. Famously meeting Livingstone in October 1871, they spent the following months exploring Lake Tanganyika. He returned to England and published How I Found Livingstone (1872) to great success. Stanley's subsequent expedition to traverse Africa (1874 -77) settled many of the controversies over the Nile's source by circumnavigating Lake Victoria and charting the course of the Congo River.

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Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant) - NPG P145

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
platinum print, circa 1890
NPG P145

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by Sir Max Beerbohm - NPG 3857

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by Sir Max Beerbohm
ink and wash, 1897
NPG 3857

Sir Henry Morton Stanley; Kalulu (Ndugu M'hali), by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x128738

Sir Henry Morton Stanley; Kalulu (Ndugu M'hali)

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
carbon carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG x128738

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x46623

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG x46623

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x76513

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG x76513

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x12934

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG x12934

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x32118

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG x32118

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax46283

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG Ax46283

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x32119

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
gelatin silver cabinet card, circa 1900s (1872)
NPG x32119

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x27584

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
carbon carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG x27584

Sir Henry Morton Stanley; Kalulu (Ndugu M'hali), by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x45981

Sir Henry Morton Stanley; Kalulu (Ndugu M'hali)

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG x45981

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington - NPG Ax17606

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1880
NPG Ax17606

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by Henry Herschel Hay Cameron (later The Cameron Studio), published by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x31032

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by Henry Herschel Hay Cameron (later The Cameron Studio), published by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x31032

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by Lock & Whitfield - NPG x133405

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype, 1880 or before
NPG x133405

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington - NPG x5576

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1880
NPG x5576

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by Reutlinger - NPG x38840

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by Reutlinger
albumen cabinet card, 1882
NPG x38840

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by Reutlinger, published by Ogden's - NPG x136689

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by Reutlinger, published by Ogden's
cigarette card, 1882, published circa 1894-1907
NPG x136689

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by John Thomson - NPG x9043

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by John Thomson
albumen print, circa 1885
NPG x9043

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by Edmund John Passingham - NPG Ax68634

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by Edmund John Passingham
platinum print, 1886
NPG Ax68634

Sir Henry Morton Stanley, by John Fergus, published by Eglington & Co - NPG Ax5497

Sir Henry Morton Stanley

by John Fergus, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1890
NPG Ax5497

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