Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Sir William Francis Patrick Napier (1785-1860), General and historian
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
General and historian; served in Peninsula and France, 1808-15 ; wrote his successful and often translated History of the Peninsular War, 1828-40; lieutenant-governor of Guernsey, 1842-7; general, 1859; a keen controversialist and amateur artist; published several works of military history.
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.