Sir George Biddell Airy
(1801-1892), Astronomer RoyalSitter associated with 24 portraits
Sir George Airy was president of the Royal Astronomical Society five times between 1835 and 1881. Among his most important research is the determination of the mean density of the earth.
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, mid-late 1850s
NPG x1215
probably by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, mid-late 1850s
NPG Ax7296
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, mid-late 1850s
NPG x5583
by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18332
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1865
NPG x22
by John Watkins
albumen print, 1860s
NPG Ax21890
by Ernest Edwards
albumen print, 1863-1867
NPG x1213
by Ernest Edwards
albumen print, 1863-1867
NPG x1214
by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1877
NPG Ax17526
by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype on paper mount, circa 1877
NPG x24
by William Thomas Morgan & Co
albumen print, circa 1882
NPG x1222
by William Thomas Morgan & Co
albumen print, circa 1882
NPG x1223
by Morgan & Kidd
albumen print, circa 1891
NPG x1224
by Isaac Wane Slater, published by W. Mason, published by William Henry Mason, printed by Graf & Soret, after Thomas Charles Wageman
lithograph, circa 1828-1836
NPG D42551
by Isaac Wane Slater, after Thomas Charles Wageman
lithograph, 1830s
NPG D7186
by Thomas Herbert Maguire
lithograph, 1852
NPG D7188
by Thomas Herbert Maguire
lithograph, 1852
NPG D7189
by George B. Black
lithograph, 1864
NPG D7192
by Jean-François Artus
lithograph, 1872 or after
NPG D7190
by James Henry Lynch
lithograph, before 1872
NPG D7191
Sir George Biddell Airy ('Men of the Day. No. 115.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 13 November 1875
NPG D43718
Related People
- Anna Airy (granddaughter)
- Annot Airy (daughter)
- Christabel Airy (daughter)
- Hubert Airy (son)
- Osmund Airy (son)
- Richarda (née Smith), Lady Airy (wife)
- Wilfrid Airy (son)
- Hilda Routh (née Airy) (daughter)
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