Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Sir Anthony Panizzi (1797-1879), Principal Librarian of the British Museum
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
Keeper of printed books, British Museum; left Italy, 1822; professor of Italian, University College, 1828; edited Boiardo and Ariosto; assistant librarian, British Museum, 1831; keeper, 1837-66; conceived idea of reading-room and full catalogues; secured important accessions; active on behalf of Italian patriots.
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.