John Henning
(1771-1851), SculptorSitter in 19 portraits
Artist of 7 portraits
John Henning trained under his father as a builder before turning to wax portraiture. In 1803, after coming to London where he saw the Elgin Marbles, he turned to sculpture. Over more than a decade he carved a copy of the frieze, and sold copies of this in plaster at reduced size. He also continued to produce wax portraits, and some small portraits for reproduction in Wedgwood, and later on, made copies in plaster after the Raphael Cartoons at South Kensington, which were much admired. Henning exhibited at the Royal Academy in the 1820s, and at varying periods at the British Institution, and the Royal Scottish Academy. He was a founder member of the Society of British Artists.
'Edie Ochiltree' (Elizabeth Cleghorn (née Cockburn); John Henning)
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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'Edie Ochiltree & Miss Wardour' (Elizabeth Cleghorn (née Cockburn); John Henning)
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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John Henning; Alexander Handyside Ritchie
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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The Torso (John Henning; Alexander Handyside Ritchie; David Octavius Hill)
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, his family, David Octavius Hill and John Henning
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, his family, David Octavius Hill and John Henning
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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'Edie Ochiltree' (John Henning)
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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John Henning; Alexander Handyside Ritchie
after David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
carbon print, 1843-1848; published 1928
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by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
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John Henning; Alexander Handyside Ritchie; David Octavius Hill
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, circa 1845
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Elizabeth Cleghorn (née Cockburn); John Henning
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1840s
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David Octavius Hill, John Henning and Elizabeth Cleghorn (née Cockburn) at Bonaly Towers.
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1840s
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David Octavius Hill, John Henning and others at Bonaly Towers.
by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1840s
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