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John Newman

(1801-1890), Cardinal, theologian and saint; canonised 2019

John Henry Newman

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 37 portraits
Leading figure in the Oxford Movement with John Keble and Edward Bouverie Pusey. He converted to Catholicism, and was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1847. Newman's autobiography Apologia pro vita sua (1864) is a classic example of the spiritual autobiography, an account of personal faith and spiritual development. Written in defence of his controversial conversion to Catholicism, the Apologia appeared in seven weekly pamphlets. Newman, who became a Cardinal in 1879, hoped his autobiography would convince the protestant public that his conversion was sincere. Cardinal Newman was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in September 2010.

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John Newman, by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt - NPG 5295

John Newman

by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
oil on canvas, 1881
On display at Arundel Castle, Arundel
NPG 5295

John Newman, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG Ax17846

John Newman

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17846

John Newman, by Robert White Thrupp - NPG Ax18351

John Newman

by Robert White Thrupp
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax18351

John Newman, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG Ax28412

John Newman

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax28412

John Newman, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG Ax9896

John Newman

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax9896

John Newman, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG Ax27720

John Newman

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax27720

John Newman, by Adolphe Paul Auguste Beau, after  Heath & Beau - NPG Ax9897

John Newman

by Adolphe Paul Auguste Beau, after Heath & Beau
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s (December 1861)
NPG Ax9897

John Newman, by McLean & Haes - NPG Ax7503

John Newman

by McLean & Haes
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax7503

John Newman, by Robert White Thrupp - NPG x32955

John Newman

by Robert White Thrupp
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG x32955

John Newman, by Robert White Thrupp - NPG x32956

John Newman

by Robert White Thrupp
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG x32956

John Newman, by Robert White Thrupp - NPG x21523

John Newman

by Robert White Thrupp
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG x21523

John Newman, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG x21518

John Newman

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen cabinet card, 1879
NPG x21518

John Newman, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG x21522

John Newman

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1879
NPG x21522

John Newman, by Herbert Rose Barraud - NPG x21516

John Newman

by Herbert Rose Barraud
albumen cabinet card, 1887
NPG x21516

John Newman, by Herbert Rose Barraud - NPG x21519

John Newman

by Herbert Rose Barraud
carbon print, 1887, published 1888
NPG x21519

John Newman, by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by  Richard Bentley & Son - NPG Ax5406

John Newman

by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Richard Bentley & Son
sepia carbon print on blue card mount, 1887, published 1888
NPG Ax5406

John Newman, by Herbert Rose Barraud - NPG x21517

John Newman

by Herbert Rose Barraud
carbon cabinet card, circa 1888
NPG x21517

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