Lock Whitfield Collection

Sir William Withey Gull, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir William Withey Gull, 1878. Gull became physician and lecturer to Guys Hospital in 1856. He resigned due to increased practice in 1867, but remained a consulting physician to the hospital

Rear-Admiral Sir William Nathan Wright Hewett, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Rear-Admiral Sir William Nathan Wright Hewett, 1882. Hewett (1834-1888) entered the Royal Navy as a volunteer in 1847. Awarded the Victoria Cross for his exploits at the Battle of Inkerman in 1854

Professor Thomas Henry Huxley, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Professor Thomas Henry Huxley, 1880. Between the years 1847-1850 he was the assistant surgeon aboard HMS Rattlesnake off the eastern and northern coasts of Australia

Thomas, Henry Huxley, English biologist, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Thomas, Henry Huxley, English biologist, 1877. Huxley (1825-1895) was a prominent supporter of Darwin in the controversy that raged over his theory of evolution in the 19th century. From Men of Mark

Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, writer, soldier and diplomat, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, writer, soldier and diplomat, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Alfred Tennyson, DCL, FRS, English Poet Laureate, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Alfred Tennyson, DCL, FRS, English Poet Laureate, 1883. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army

Sir Frederick Roberts, c1880. Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914), British Army officer. After a photograph by Lock & Whitfield. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol

Jules Verne, French novelist, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Jules Verne, French novelist, 1877. Verne is best known for his groundbreaking works of science fiction. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate

Charles Darwin, British naturalist, 1878. Darwin started his career on board the HMS Beagle and spent six years surveying the South American seas

Charles Darwin, British naturalist, 1878. Darwin started his career on board the HMS Beagle and spent six years surveying the South American seas

Henry Morton Stanley, African explorer, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Henry Morton Stanley, African explorer, 1880. Stanley was sent by the New York Herald to look for Dr Livingstone, who had been lost for two years in central Africa

Sir Charles Edward Pollock, British judge, 1881. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Charles Edward Pollock, Senior Baron of the Exchequer Division and judge, 1881. Portrait of Pollock (1823-1897) from Men of Mark

Archibald Campbell Tait, DD, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1876. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Archibald Campbell Tait (1811-1882), DD, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1876. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Sir Henry Cotton, Lord Justice of Appeal, 1881. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Henry Cotton, Lord Justice of Appeal, 1881. Portrait of Sir Henry Cotton (1821-1892), British knight and judge. From Men of Mark

The Right Hon William Henry Smith, MP, 1881
The Right Hon William William Henry Smith, MP, 1881. Portrait of the English newsagent and politician William William Henry Smith (1792-1865)

Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, knight, civil servant and financier, c 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, knight, civil servant and financier, c 1880. Portrait of Wilson (1831-1916) from Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate

Charles Darwin, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Charles Darwin, 1878. Darwin started his career on board the HMS Beagle and spent six years surveying the South American seas

Robert Lowe, MP, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Robert Lowe, MP, 1878. First elected to Parliament as the Liberal MP for Kidderminster in 1852, Lowe served as Chancellor of the Exchequer

Edward Armitage, professor and lecturer on painting to the Royal Academy, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Edward Armitage, professor and lecturer on painting to the Royal Academy, 1878. A historical painter, Armitage was influential in the movements for the restoration of fresco painting in England

Commander Verney Lovett Cameron, explorer, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Commander Verney Lovett Cameron, explorer, 1878. In 1872, Cameron was appointed commander of an expedition to Africa with the objective of locating David Livingstone

James Atlay, Bishop of Hereford, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
James Atlay, Bishop of Hereford, 1878. James Atlay became Bishop of Hereford in 1868, after having previously been vicar of Leeds

John Stainer, organist of St Pauls Cathedral, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
John Stainer, organist of St Pauls Cathedral, 1878. After having previously been organist at St Michaels College, Tenbury, and Oxford University

Andrew Clark, Senior Physician to the London Hospital, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Andrew Clark, Senior Physician to the London Hospital, 1878. Clark served as physician to the London Hospital from 1866 to 1886

Hugh Culling Eardley Childers, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Hugh Culling Eardley Childers, 1878. After serving as a member of the Government of Victoria, in Australia, Childers returned to Britain and, in 1860, was elected as MP for Pontefract

Charles Old Goodford, Provost of Eton College, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Charles Old Goodford, Provost of Eton College, 1878. Goodford became an assistant master at Eton, his former school, in 1835 when still a Cambridge undergraduate

William Calder Marshall, sculptor, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
William Calder Marshall, sculptor, 1878. Calder was a prolific sculptor, producing poetic and ideal works in the Classical style, as well as memorial statues

Lord Napier of Magdala, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Lord Napier of Magdala, 1878. Napier was commissioned in the Bengal engineers in 1826. He served in the first and second Sikh Wars

George Edmund Street, architect, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
George Edmund Street, architect, 1878. After serving as an apprentice to GG Scott, Street set up his own practice in 1848

Frederick Max Muller, Professor of Comparative Philology at Oxford University, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Frederick Max Muller, Professor of Comparative Philology at Oxford University, 1878. He prepared the first edition of the Sacred Hymns of the Brahmans, the Sanskrit Rig-Veda between 1849 and 1974

Richard Owen, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Richard Owen, 1878. After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

Henry Tamworth Wells, portrait-painter, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Henry Tamworth Wells, portrait-painter, 1878. After the death of Ross and the retirement of Thorburn, Wells became the most important miniature painter of his time

Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, admiral, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, admiral, 1878. In 1879 McClintock was appointed commander in chief on the North America and West Indies station. This was his last active service

George Sclater-Booth MP, President of Local Government Board, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
George Sclater-Booth MP, President of Local Government Board, 1878. While a Conservative member of parliament, Sclater-Booth was Secretary to the Poor Law Board

Thomas Webster, painter, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Thomas Webster, painter, 1878. In 1825 Webster exhibited Rebels shooting a Prisoner, the first painting of schoolboy life by which he won his reputation

James Fraser, Bishop of Manchester, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
James Fraser, Bishop of Manchester, 1878. Fraser taught at Oriel College, was a prebendary at Salisbury Cathedral, and wrote reports on education and the employment of women

John Scott Russell, civil engineer and naval architect, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
John Scott Russell, civil engineer and naval architect, 1878. After leaving Scotland for London in 1844 he constructed four large steamships, the Teviot, Tay

Viscount Sandon, MP, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Viscount Sandon, MP, 1878. In 1856 Sandon was elected MP for Lichfield. He took an active role in the public business of the House of Commons. In 1878 he became the President of the Board of Trade

Frederick Goodall, painter, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Frederick Goodall, painter, 1878. Goodall was only 14 years old when he exhibited water-colour paintings of Willesden Church and Lambeth Palace at the Society of Arts

Edward Matthew Ward, historical painter, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Edward Matthew Ward, historical painter, 1878. His paintings were mainly about the English history of the 17th century and the French history of the period of the revolution and the first empire

Alfred Ollivant, Bishop of Llandaff, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Alfred Ollivant, Bishop of Llandaff, 1878. He became the Bishop of Llandaff in 1849. His long episcopate of thirty-three years was marked by many reforms such as providing additional pastoral

Viscount Cardwell, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Viscount Cardwell, 1878. Edward Cardwell entered parliament as a Conservative MP. He later became Chief Secretary for Ireland, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Secretary of State for War

Joseph Durham, sculptor, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Joseph Durham, sculptor, 1878. Durham was first noticed when his bust of Jenny Lind was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1848

Sir Richard Airey, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Richard Airey, 1878. Airey was Quarter-Master General of the 1st Brigade of the Light Division, and was present at the battles of Alma and Inkermann during the Crimean War

Sir Stephen Cave, MP, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Stephen Cave, MP, 1878. In 1859 he entered parliament as a Conservative MP for Shoreham. Cave was also a director of the Bank of England

Sir Richard Redgrave, landscape painter, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Richard Redgrave, landscape painter, 1878. His early years as an artist were difficult ones, until in 1837 he exhibited Gulliver on the Farmers Table

Lord John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Lord John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, 1878. Manners was also a Conservative MP for Newark. He opposed the reapeal of the Corn Laws

Sir George Strong Nares, Arctic explorer, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir George Strong Nares, Arctic explorer, 1878. After returning to England in 1854 from an Arctic expedition he was promoted lieutenant, served for two years in the Mediterranean

Anthony Trollope, writer, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Anthony Trollope, writer, 1878. Trollope was one of the greatest Victorian novelists. He gained his reputation through a series of novels set in the fictional county of Barsetshire

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"Lock & Whitfield: Capturing the Essence of Great Minds in Time" Lock & Whitfield, a renowned artistic duo, left an indelible mark on history by immortalizing some of the most influential figures of their time. Their portraits captured not only the physical likeness but also the essence and character of their subjects. In 1878, Lock & Whitfield painted Sir William Withey Gull, a prominent figure in medicine and one of Queen Victoria's physicians. Through their brushstrokes, they conveyed his wisdom and expertise that earned him such high regard. Another masterpiece from their collection is Henry Huxley, an English biologist whose contributions to science were groundbreaking. The portrait exudes intelligence and curiosity as if capturing Huxley's relentless pursuit of knowledge. Lord Napier of Magdala was another subject who sat for Lock & Whitfield in 1878. This military genius radiates strength and determination through his piercing gaze—a testament to his successful military campaigns in India. Anthony Trollope, a celebrated writer known for his novels exploring Victorian society, came alive under Lock & Whitfield's skillful hands in 1878. The portrait reflects Trollope's introspective nature while hinting at the depth within his literary creations. Captain Richard Burton posed for them in 1876—an explorer with an insatiable thirst for adventure. His portrait captures both ruggedness and intellect; it speaks volumes about Burton's multifaceted persona as a writer, soldier, diplomat, and adventurer. Alfred Tennyson graced Lock & Whitfield's studio in 1883—the Poet Laureate himself immortalized on canvas. They managed to capture Tennyson’s poetic soul with every stroke—his melancholy eyes reflecting the depths of emotions found within his verses. Sir Frederick Roberts' portrait from around 1880 showcases leadership qualities befitting a British general—a man revered for commanding successful military campaigns in India and Afghanistan.