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A selection of portraits that depict sitters reading. See also: 'Books and Libraries' (Accessory) and 'Writing' (Activiity).

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John Gibson Lockhart, by Daniel Maclise - NPG 5514

John Gibson Lockhart

by Daniel Maclise
pen and ink, watercolour and pencil, corners diagonally cut, 1830
NPG 5514

Vincent Novello, by Edward Petre Novello - NPG 5684

Vincent Novello

by Edward Petre Novello
oil on canvas, early 1830s
NPG 5684

George Hudson and his family, by Unknown artist, probably associated with Hubard Gallery, possibly by  Samuel Thomas Gill, possibly by  E.G.A. Norman - NPG 5886

George Hudson and his family

by Unknown artist, probably associated with Hubard Gallery, possibly by Samuel Thomas Gill, possibly by E.G.A. Norman
cut-out silhouettes with watercolour background, circa 1837
NPG 5886

Charles Dickens, by Daniel Maclise - NPG 1172

Charles Dickens

by Daniel Maclise
oil on canvas, 1839
On display in Room 21 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1172

Edward White, by Charles West Cope - NPG 3182(11)

Edward White

by Charles West Cope
pencil, circa 1840s
NPG 3182(11)

Unknown sitter, by Sebastian Evans - NPG 2173(24)

Unknown sitter

by Sebastian Evans
pencil, circa 1840s-1880s
NPG 2173(24)

Charles Cowden Clarke, attributed to Thomas Heathfield Carrick - NPG 4506

Charles Cowden Clarke

attributed to Thomas Heathfield Carrick
watercolour on marble, circa 1841-1854
NPG 4506

Robert Adamson, by David Octavius Hill, and  Robert Adamson - NPG P6(181)

Robert Adamson

by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843-1848
NPG P6(181)

Sir David Brewster, by David Octavius Hill, and  Robert Adamson - NPG P6(10)

Sir David Brewster

by David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
calotype, 1843
NPG P6(10)