Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Joseph Chessborough Dyer (1780-1871), Inventor
- Gallery portraits
- Biography and References
Inventor; born in Connecticut, USA; settled in England, 1811; active in introducing American inventions; took out his first patent for a roving frame used in cotton spinning, 1825; helped to found North American Review, and Manchester Guardian; engaged in struggle for parliamentary reform; associated with Anti-Corn Law League; published several works.
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.