Regency Portraits Catalogue

Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847), Cleric and hymn writer

Vicar of Brixham and author of 'Abide With Me', 'Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven' and other hymns in The Spirit of the Psalms.

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Skinner 1974
Basil Skinner, Henry Francis Lyte: Brixham's Poet and Priest, 1974.



This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, 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.