Charles Kingsley
(1819-1875), Novelist, Church of England clergyman and controversialistSitter in 47 portraits
Novelist and divine; ordained, 1842, and soon became associated with Christian Socialist movement; published tracts and novels, including Yeast, 1848, and Alton Lock, 1850, promoting Christian Socialism; appointed Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, 1860, and published The Water Babies, 1863. Often the centre of controversy, Kingsley nevertheless gained both public and royal approval in his later years.
by Lowes Cato Dickinson
oil on canvas, 1862
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by Adriano Cecioni
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 30 March 1872
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by William S. Hunt, after a photograph by Unknown photographer
pen and ink, late 19th century, based on a work of 1874
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by Thomas Woolner
plaster cast of bust, 1875
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by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by Cundall, Downes & Co, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
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by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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printed by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by Unknown photographer
albumen print, early 1860s
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by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by John & Charles Watkins
albumen print, arched top, 1860s
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by John & Charles Watkins
albumen print, 1860s
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by John Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by John & Charles Watkins
albumen print, 1860s
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printed by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1875 (1860s)
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