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Grace Darling

(1815-1842), Heroine of a sea rescue

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 4 portraits
The daughter of a lighthouse-keeper on the Farne islands, she and her father rescued five people from the wreck of the steamship Forfarshire in 1838, for which exploit she won great acclaim.

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Grace Darling, by David Dunbar - NPG 998

Grace Darling

by David Dunbar
marble bust, 1838
On display in Room 21 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 998

Grace Darling, by Henry Perlee Parker - NPG 1663

Grace Darling

by Henry Perlee Parker
watercolour and pencil, 1838
NPG 1663

Grace Darling, by Henry Perlee Parker - NPG 1662

Grace Darling

by Henry Perlee Parker
watercolour and pencil, 1838
NPG 1662

William Darling; Grace Darling, by J.C. Wilson, printed by W. Clerk, published by Lucy Williams & Son - NPG D42818

William Darling; Grace Darling

by J.C. Wilson, printed by W. Clerk, published by Lucy Williams & Son
lithograph, circa 1843-1844
NPG D42818

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