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Edward Gibbon

(1737-1794), Historian; author of 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'

Sitter in 14 portraits
Historian. His famous Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was written mainly in London, 1776-88. Lived in Lausanne 1753-8 and 1783-93. Elected Professor in Ancient History to the Royal Academy in succession to Goldsmith. A member of the Club.

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Edward Gibbon

by Henry Walton
oil on mahogany panel, 1773
NPG 1443

Edward Gibbon

by Unknown artist
black chalk with white heightening, the hand and ears in sanguine, with pink crayon on the cheeks, on laid grey paper, circa 1785-1790
NPG 4854

Edward Gibbon

by Unknown artist
watercolour, circa 1825
NPG 3317

Edward Gibbon

after Unknown silhouettist
aquatint, late 18th century
NPG D16357

Edward Gibbon

after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple and line engraving, (1779)
NPG D34449

Edward Gibbon

by John Hall, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1780 (1779)
NPG D2757

Edward Gibbon

by John Hall, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1780 (1779)
NPG D2758

Edward Gibbon

by John Hall, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1780 (1779)
NPG D2759

Edward Gibbon

by John Hall, published by William Strahan, and published by Thomas Cadell the Elder, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1 February 1780 (1779)
NPG D14751

Edward Gibbon

attributed to James Douglas
coloured etching, published 1788
NPG D9030

Edward Gibbon

after Henry Walton
line engraving, (1773)
NPG D19902

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Edward Gibbon

by John Edmond Halpin (Halpen), after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, (1779)
NPG D20075

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Edward Gibbon

by William Ridley, after Henry Walton
stipple engraving, published 1794 (1773)
NPG D19901

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Edward Gibbon

by Samuel Freeman, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, circa 1825-1850 (1779)
NPG D20074

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