John Newman
(1801-1890), Cardinal, theologian and saint; canonised 2019John 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.
by George Richmond
chalk, 1844
NPG 1065
by Thomas Woolner
plaster cast of bust, 1866
NPG 1668
by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
oil on canvas, 1881
On display at Arundel Castle, Arundel
NPG 5295
by Emmeline Deane
oil on canvas, 1889
NPG 1022
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17846
by Robert White Thrupp
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax18351
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax28412
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax9896
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax27720
by Adolphe Paul Auguste Beau, after Heath & Beau
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s (December 1861)
NPG Ax9897
by McLean & Haes
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax7503
by Robert White Thrupp
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG x32955
by Robert White Thrupp
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG x32956
by Robert White Thrupp
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG x21523
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen cabinet card, 1879
NPG x21518
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1879
NPG x21522
by Herbert Rose Barraud
albumen cabinet card, 1887
NPG x21516
by Herbert Rose Barraud
carbon print, 1887, published 1888
NPG x21519
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Richard Bentley & Son
sepia carbon print on blue card mount, 1887, published 1888
NPG Ax5406
by Herbert Rose Barraud
carbon cabinet card, circa 1888
NPG x21517
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