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John Edward Gray

(1800-1875), Naturalist, zoologist and museum curator

Sitter in 8 portraits

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John Edward Gray, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG P120(52)

John Edward Gray

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, 1855
NPG P120(52)

John Edward Gray, by Caldesi, Blanford & Co - NPG Ax16396

John Edward Gray

by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax16396

Maria Emma Gray; John Edward Gray, by London School of Photography - NPG Ax16397

Maria Emma Gray; John Edward Gray

by London School of Photography
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax16397

John Edward Gray, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13836

John Edward Gray

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13836

John Edward Gray, by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart - NPG D34896

John Edward Gray

by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart
lithograph, 1851
NPG D34896

John Edward Gray, by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart - NPG D34897

John Edward Gray

by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart
lithograph, 1851
NPG D34897

John Edward Gray, by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart - NPG D34898

John Edward Gray

by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart
lithograph, 1851
NPG D34898

John Edward Gray; Maria Emma Gray, by George Gammon Adams - NPG D7205

John Edward Gray; Maria Emma Gray

by George Gammon Adams
bronze medal, 1863
NPG D7205

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