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(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

(1805-1872), Church of England clergyman, theologian and founder of Christian Socialism

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 15 portraits
Theologian and Christian Socialist leader; set up London Working Men's College in 1854; repelled by sectarian disputes, and endeavoured to promote Anglican unity; reveredas a spiritual teacher; laid the foundation for 20th century Anglican thought, but was little understood in his time.

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(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by Samuel Laurence - NPG 1709

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by Samuel Laurence
chalk, circa 1846
NPG 1709

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by Jane Mary Hayward - NPG 354

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by Jane Mary Hayward
oil on canvas, 1854
NPG 354

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by Samuel Laurence - NPG 1042

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by Samuel Laurence
oil on canvas, exhibited 1871
NPG 1042

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by Thomas Woolner - NPG 1397

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by Thomas Woolner
plaster cast of death-mask, 1872
NPG 1397

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, probably by Maull & Polyblank - NPG Ax7324

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

probably by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, mid-late 1850s
NPG Ax7324

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by William Jeffrey - NPG Ax18200

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by William Jeffrey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18200

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x3683

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x3683

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x13960

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x13960

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x13961

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x13961

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by William Edward Kilburn, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG x13962

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by William Edward Kilburn, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x13962

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by Samuel E. Poulton, after William Edward Kilburn - NPG x13963

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by Samuel E. Poulton, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x13963

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by William Edward Kilburn, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax7495

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by William Edward Kilburn, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax7495

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13841

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13841

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by (Isaac) Weld Taylor, published by Joseph Hogarth, after Samuel Laurence - NPG D38329

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by (Isaac) Weld Taylor, published by Joseph Hogarth, after Samuel Laurence
lithograph, 1840s
NPG D38329

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(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by Elliott & Fry
albumen print
NPG x9481

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