Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
William Crotch (1775-1847), Musician
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
Composer; child prodigy as an organist; organist at Christ Church, Oxford, and elsewhere, 1790-1807; professor of music at Oxford, 1797-1806; first principal of Royal Academy of Music, 1822-32; composed several works, including oratorios; published various books on musical subjects.
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.