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Thomas Carlyle Collection

"Thomas Carlyle: A Man of Work and Influence" Thomas Carlyle was a prominent figure in the 19th century

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Work, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 3927271 and 324488)

Work, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 3927271 and 324488)
MAN198054 Work, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 3927271 and 324488) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); 137x197.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle
3078448 Thomas Carlyle; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle (1795- 1881) a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle, 1863 (engraving)

Thomas Carlyle, 1863 (engraving)
1577058 Thomas Carlyle, 1863 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

Thomas Carlyle, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Thomas Carlyle, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. W. Jeffrey, '...the best likeness of Mr. Carlyle that has ever been published...Few writers have left a stronger impression of their own

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Mr. Thomas Carlyle - from a photograph, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Thomas Carlyle - from a photograph, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Thomas Carlyle - from a photograph, 1858. Scottish thinker and writer. At the University of Edinburgh, ...Carlyle contrived to pick up whatever of knowledge was there attainable..."I indeed

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Commemoration Medal for Thomas Carlyle (image 2 of 5), 1875. Creator: Joseph Edgar Boehm

Commemoration Medal for Thomas Carlyle (image 2 of 5), 1875. Creator: Joseph Edgar Boehm
Commemoration Medal for Thomas Carlyle (image 2 of 5), 1875

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Work, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 198054 and 324488)

Work, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 198054 and 324488)
3927271 Work, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 198054 and 324488) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); 137x197.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Work, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 3927271 and 198054)

Work, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 3927271 and 198054)
MAN324488 Work, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 3927271 and 198054) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); 137x197.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Work: Workman with Carnation in his Mouth, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 198054 & 100701)

Work: Workman with Carnation in his Mouth, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 198054 & 100701)
MAN63030 Work: Workman with Carnation in his Mouth, 1852-65 (oil on canvas) (see also 198054 & 100701) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Navvies laying a drain)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle (pen & ink on paper)

Portrait of Thomas Carlyle (pen & ink on paper)
619442 Portrait of Thomas Carlyle (pen & ink on paper) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was a Scottish satirical writer

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Study for 'Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle'

Study for "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle"
Study for " Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle", 1872/73

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle, 1867, printed 1875. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron

Thomas Carlyle, 1867, printed 1875. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Thomas Carlyle, 1867, printed 1875. A work made of carbon print

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle, 1867, printed c. 1893. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron

Thomas Carlyle, 1867, printed c. 1893. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
Thomas Carlyle, 1867, printed c. 1893. A work made of photogravure, plate 8 from the album " Lord Tennyson and his friends" (1893); edition 138/140

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Portrait Sketch of Thomas Carlyle, 1872. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Portrait Sketch of Thomas Carlyle, 1872. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Portrait Sketch of Thomas Carlyle, 1872

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Carlyles Study, Craigenputtoch (b / w photo)

Carlyles Study, Craigenputtoch (b / w photo)
5224093 Carlyles Study, Craigenputtoch (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carlyles Study, Craigenputtoch)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Mary Aitken Carlyle (b / w photo)

Mary Aitken Carlyle (b / w photo)
5224081 Mary Aitken Carlyle (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary Aitken Carlyle)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Punch cartoon: James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist and biographer (engraving)

Punch cartoon: James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist and biographer (engraving)
6034940 Punch cartoon: James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist and biographer (engraving) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Illustration for Sartor Resartus (litho)

Illustration for Sartor Resartus (litho)
5212378 Illustration for Sartor Resartus (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Sartor Resartus)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: John Ruskin, John Stuart Mill, Thomas Carlyle, James Anthony Froude, Hugh Miller (engraving)

John Ruskin, John Stuart Mill, Thomas Carlyle, James Anthony Froude, Hugh Miller (engraving)
960798 John Ruskin, John Stuart Mill, Thomas Carlyle, James Anthony Froude, Hugh Miller (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Ruskin, John Stuart Mill)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Cheyne Row (engraving)

Cheyne Row (engraving)
728549 Cheyne Row (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cheyne Row, Chelsea, where Thomas Carlyle lived)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle delivering the address on his installation as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University

Thomas Carlyle delivering the address on his installation as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University (engraving)
819932 Thomas Carlyle delivering the address on his installation as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Carlyle)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Carlyles House, Great Cheyne Row (engraving)

Carlyles House, Great Cheyne Row (engraving)
654293 Carlyles House, Great Cheyne Row (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carlyles House, Great Cheyne Row)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle (engraving)

Thomas Carlyle (engraving)
2771739 Thomas Carlyle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Carlyle. Illustration for The Illustrated Times)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Carlyle House (b / w photo)

Carlyle House (b / w photo)
3092210 Carlyle House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carlyle House. Illustration for The Queens London (Cassell)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Work, 1863 (oil on canvas)

Work, 1863 (oil on canvas)
BIR100701 Work, 1863 (oil on canvas) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); 68.4x99 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Charles Gavan Duffy (b / w photo)

Charles Gavan Duffy (b / w photo)
5224088 Charles Gavan Duffy (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Gavan Duffy)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Edward Ellice (b / w photo)

Edward Ellice (b / w photo)
5224086 Edward Ellice (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Ellice. Illustration for Froudes Life of Thomas Carlyle.); © Look and Learn

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Portrait of Jane Welsh, wife of Thomas Carlyle (engraving)

Portrait of Jane Welsh, wife of Thomas Carlyle (engraving)
819931 Portrait of Jane Welsh, wife of Thomas Carlyle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jane Welsh, wife of Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle (engraving)

Portrait of Thomas Carlyle (engraving)
819836 Portrait of Thomas Carlyle (engraving) by Legros, Alphonse (1837-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, satirist and historian)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Wallpaper from the home of Thomas Carlyle (colour litho)

Wallpaper from the home of Thomas Carlyle (colour litho)
605272 Wallpaper from the home of Thomas Carlyle (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wallpaper from the home of Thomas Carlyle in Chelsea)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: 24 Cheyne Walk, home of the Scottish essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle (b / w photo)

24 Cheyne Walk, home of the Scottish essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle (b / w photo)
3637408 24 Cheyne Walk, home of the Scottish essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 24 Cheyne Walk)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle, philosopher of Chelsea (engraving)

Thomas Carlyle, philosopher of Chelsea (engraving)
3099800 Thomas Carlyle, philosopher of Chelsea (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Carlyle, philosopher of Chelsea)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle (engraving)

Thomas Carlyle (engraving)
1613212 Thomas Carlyle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Carlyle. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 10 September 1864)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Unveiling the Statue of Thomas Carlyle on the Chelsea Embankment (engraving)

Unveiling the Statue of Thomas Carlyle on the Chelsea Embankment (engraving)
1622117 Unveiling the Statue of Thomas Carlyle on the Chelsea Embankment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: The late Thomas Carlyle (engraving)

The late Thomas Carlyle (engraving)
1590234 The late Thomas Carlyle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Thomas Carlyle. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 12 February 1881)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: The Prussian Order 'For Merit'presented to Carlyle by the Emperor of Germany in December 1873

The Prussian Order "For Merit"presented to Carlyle by the Emperor of Germany in December 1873 (engraving)
1037613 The Prussian Order " For Merit" presented to Carlyle by the Emperor of Germany in December 1873 (engraving) by English School

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle gazing at the Cromwell Family Miniatures at the Old Masters Exhibition

Thomas Carlyle gazing at the Cromwell Family Miniatures at the Old Masters Exhibition, 6 February 1879 (litho)
1039194 Thomas Carlyle gazing at the Cromwell Family Miniatures at the Old Masters Exhibition, 6 February 1879 (litho) by Crowe

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle (litho)

Thomas Carlyle (litho)
3621220 Thomas Carlyle (litho) by Simpson, Joseph (1879-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Carlyle. Illustration for Twelve Masters of Prose)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Statue of Thomas Carlyle (engraving)

Statue of Thomas Carlyle (engraving)
605315 Statue of Thomas Carlyle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Thomas Carlyle in London)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle (photo)

Thomas Carlyle (photo)
611455 Thomas Carlyle (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Carlyle); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Who is it?

Who is it?
LLM458585 Who is it? by Barton, Rose Maynard (1856-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Who is it? Illustration for Familiar London (A&C Black, 1904).); © Look and Learn

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle
LLM455517 Thomas Carlyle by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Carlyle. Illustration from The Modern Portrait Gallery (Cassell, c 1880).); © Look and Learn

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Carlyle (right) and Tennyson talking and smoking

Carlyle (right) and Tennyson talking and smoking
LLM455684 Carlyle (right) and Tennyson talking and smoking by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (fl.1888-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carlyle (right) and Tennyson talking and smoking

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: The Academy, Annan (b / w photo)

The Academy, Annan (b / w photo)
5224100 The Academy, Annan (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Academy, Annan)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Street View, Ecclefechan (b / w photo)

Street View, Ecclefechan (b / w photo)
5224099 Street View, Ecclefechan (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street View, Ecclefechan)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Geraldine Jewsbury (b / w photo)

Geraldine Jewsbury (b / w photo)
5224090 Geraldine Jewsbury (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geraldine Jewsbury)

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Erasmus Darwin (b / w photo)

Erasmus Darwin (b / w photo)
5224089 Erasmus Darwin (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Erasmus Darwin. Illustration for Froudes Life of Thomas Carlyle.); © Look and Learn

Background imageThomas Carlyle Collection: Jane Welsh Carlyle (b / w photo)

Jane Welsh Carlyle (b / w photo)
5224084 Jane Welsh Carlyle (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jane Welsh Carlyle)



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"Thomas Carlyle: A Man of Work and Influence" Thomas Carlyle was a prominent figure in the 19th century, known for his extensive body of work and significant contributions to literature and history. His portrait, captured in various mediums including oil on canvas, pen & ink on paper, and even photography, showcases the depth of his character. One notable painting is "Work, 1852-65, " an oil on canvas masterpiece that captures Carlyle's essence. The artist skillfully portrays him with intricate details that reflect his dedication to intellectual pursuits. This artwork stands as a testament to Carlyle's tireless efforts during this period. Another captivating piece is the "Portrait of Thomas Carlyle" by Julia Margaret Cameron. Printed in both 1875 and c. 1893, these photographs immortalize Carlyle's image through time. Cameron's lens captures his wisdom-filled eyes and strong presence, leaving viewers captivated by his aura. James Abbott McNeill Whistler also contributed to the collection with a stunning sketch titled "Portrait Sketch of Thomas Carlyle. " Through bold strokes and meticulous lines, Whistler manages to capture not only Carlyle's physical appearance but also hints at the depth of his intellect. Carlyles Study at Craigenputtoch provides a glimpse into his personal space where he immersed himself in deep contemplation while crafting influential works. This black-and-white photograph transports us back in time as we envision him surrounded by books and papers that fueled his creative mind. Not forgetting those who were close to him; Mary Aitken Carlyle is depicted in another monochromatic photo alongside her husband. Their companionship undoubtedly played an essential role in supporting each other throughout their lives. Even Punch magazine recognized the significance of James Anthony Froude as an English historian and biographer through an engraving cartoon featuring him alongside caricatures of other renowned figures from that era.