Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
William Henry Smyth (1788-1865), Admiral and scientific writer
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
Admiral and scientific writer; in active naval service, c.1804-24; charted Mediterranean coasts, 1815-24; FRS, 1826; founder-member of Royal Geographical Society and president, 1849-50; built an observatory; contributed many papers to the Royal Astronomical Society, and was president, 1845-6; contributed papers to numerous societies; published scientific and naval works; admiral, 1863.
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.