Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Bt
(1797-1875), GeologistEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 17 portraits
Geologist; secretary of Geological Society, 1823-6, and later president; his highly influential Principles of Geology, 1830-3, was an important source for Darwin's theories and went to many editions. With Sir Joseph Hooker urged Darwin to publish Origin of Species, 1859, though adopted a cautious position in later controversies; the greatest geologist of his generation.
by George Richmond
black and white chalk, circa 1853
NPG 1064
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, 1855
NPG P120(13)
replica by Lowes Cato Dickinson
oil on canvas, 1883, based on a work of circa 1870
NPG 1387
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, circa 1855
NPG Ax7298
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x20171
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x20170
by McLean & Haes
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x45099
by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG Ax7525
by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13821
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865-1870
NPG Ax17791
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen print, 1865-1870
NPG Ax21889
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1870s
NPG Ax18342
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1870s
NPG x20172
by George Charles Wallich, published by John Van Voorst
albumen print on card mount, published 1870
NPG Ax14785
by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart
lithograph, 1849
NPG D38030
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax38773
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john Andrewartha
23 February 2019, 01:26
Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Bt (1797-1875), Geologist
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