Edward Irving
(1792-1834), Scottish ministerRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 11 portraits
Edward Irving was a popular preacher whose success is evidence of the general revival of religious feeling which began in the wake of the French Revolution. He started his career as a Church of Scotland Minister in Edinburgh but moved to London in 1822. He became minister at the Caledonian Church in Covent Garden and soon began to draw large crowds - including members of fashionable society - to his three hour sermons. Numerous satirical attacks on his charismatic preaching and extravagant theories appeared, but they only served to advance his reputation. He was prosecuted for heresy in 1832 and excommunicated from the Church of Scotland in 1833.
by Unknown artist
watercolour, circa 1823
NPG 2757
by Joseph Slater
pencil, circa 1825
NPG 424
by Unknown artist
wax relief, circa 1825
NPG 1689
after Unknown artist
pencil and ink, 1820s?
NPG D57
by Henry Meyer, published by James Nisbet, after Andrew Robertson
stipple engraving, published 27 August 1823
NPG D36452
by and published by Richard Dighton
etching, published 10 September 1823
NPG D13334
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
etching, published 1824
NPG D3300
'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union'
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48724
'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union'
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48725
'The Mountain in Labour - or, Much ado about nothing'
published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 2 March 1829
NPG D48742
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 24 May 1830
NPG D40998
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