Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Edward William Lane (1801-1876), Arabic scholar
- Gallery portraits
- Biography and References
Arabic scholar; made voyages up the Nile, 1826 and 1827; studied people of Cairo, 1833-5; adopted dress of Egypt; published famous Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians, 1836; travelled again in Egypt and published several works; acknowledged as one of the leading Arabic scholars in Europe.
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.