Sir Francis Palgrave
(1788-1861), Historian; Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryEarly 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.
by Thomas Woolner
plaster cast of medallion, 1861
NPG 2069
by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Thomas Phillips
etching, 1823
NPG D5458
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