Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue

Henry Sass (1788-1844), Painter

Two paintings by himself were exhibited RA, 1813 (24), and 1824 (276); another called Sass was in the collection of C. Rich, 1938; a drawing by D. Maclise was in the Drake Sale, Christie's, 24 May 1892 (lot 209), exhibited Burlington Fine Arts Club Exhibition, 1880 (87), sold again Sotheby's, 16 July 1970 (lot 128), bought Agnew; a miniature by Sir W. J. Newton was exhibited RA, 1808 (758); busts by W. Scoular and W. G. Nicholl were exhibited RA, 1819 (1217), and 1822 (1012); an engraving by E. Stalker was published by the artist, 1822 (example in NPG).


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.