Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman (1802-1865), Cardinal-Archbishop of Westminster
- Gallery portraits
- All known portraits
- Biography and References
Leader of the Roman Catholic church in England; ordained, 1825; rector of English College at Rome, 1828-40; held various papal appointments in England; exerted strong influence on the Oxford Movement; archbishop of Westminster and cardinal, 1850; helped to allay Protestant fears; widely respected; published numerous works; Westminster Cathedral built in his memory.
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.