Regency Portraits Catalogue
William Godwin (1756-1836), Philosopher and novelist
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
Author of Political Justice, 1793, Caleb Williams, 1794 and Memoirs of his wife Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, 1798.
'… he was remarkably sedate and solemn, resembling in dress and manner a Dissenting minister rather than the advocate of 'free-thought' in all things … he was short and stout, his clothes loosely and carelessly put on … he had a remarkably large bald head.' (S. C. Hall, Memories of Great Men).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, 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.
'… he was remarkably sedate and solemn, resembling in dress and manner a Dissenting minister rather than the advocate of 'free-thought' in all things … he was short and stout, his clothes loosely and carelessly put on … he had a remarkably large bald head.' (S. C. Hall, Memories of Great Men).
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, 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.