Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Historian and essayist; Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
Essayist and historian; one of the great intellects of the 19th century; his works of history and philosophy exercised a profound influence on the thought and temper of the age.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.