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Sir Francis Palgrave

(1788-1861), Historian; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 2 portraits
Historian; practised as a lawyer and wrote extensively on literary, aesthetic, and antiquarian subjects; knighted, 1832; deputy keeper of HM records, 1838-61; specialised in medieval history and greatly stimulated its study.

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Sir Francis Palgrave, by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after  Thomas Phillips - NPG D5458

Sir Francis Palgrave

by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Thomas Phillips
etching, 1823
NPG D5458

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