Sir Edwin Chadwick
(1801-1890), Sanitary reformerEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 2 portraits
Reformer; active in reforms in many areas of Victorian life from employment conditions to civil service recruitment; chiefly known for his dedicated campaigns to improve sanitation and eradicate disease.
by Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon
marble bust, circa 1863
NPG 849
after Unknown artist
wood engraving, published in the Illustrated London News 22 January 1848
NPG D2037
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