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Thomas Arnold, by William Behnes, 1849 -NPG 168 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue

Thomas Arnold

by William Behnes
1849
30 in. (762 mm) high
NPG 168

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Incised (underneath shoulder): BEHNES/SCULPT/1849

This portraitback to top

In a letter from the donor, dated 17 February 1864 (NPG archives), to Earl Stanhope, chairman of the NPG trustees, Bishop Lee thanked him for the honour of accepting the bust, and went on to say that he would send a short account of the bust in a few days. This account was either not sent, or has not survived. The bust was executed posthumously. James Lee had been a master at Rugby under Dr Arnold from 1830 to 1838, and the latter spoke highly of his ability and powers.

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Gunnis 1953
R. Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors (1953), p 47.

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James Lee, Bishop of Manchester, presented by him, 1864.


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.

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