John Acton, 1st Baron Acton
(1834-1902), Historian and moralistSitter in 3 portraits
John Acton was a historian and a scholar of enormous erudition and vision. He never completed any major work, although his essays and lectures were of seminal importance in the development of the study of modern history. Acton helped to found the English Historical Review, and to plan the Cambridge Modern History course. He believed passionately in political morality and liberty of conscience.
by Franz Seraph von Lenbach
oil on mahogany panel, circa 1879
NPG 4083
by Frederick Sargent
pencil, 1880s?
NPG 5599
by Eveleen Myers (née Tennant)
platinum print, 1890s
NPG Ax36307
Related People
- Richard Maximilian Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton (son)
- Hon. Aedgyth Bertha Frances Callinicos (née Lyon-Dalberg-Acton) (granddaughter)
- Hon. Dorothy Elizabeth Anne Pelline Eyre (née Lyon-Dalberg-Acton) (granddaughter)
- Hon. Joan Henrica Josepha Mary Clare Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (granddaughter)
- Hon. Margaret Mary Teresa Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (granddaughter)
- Hon. Helen Mary Grace Rospigliosi (née Lyon-Dalberg-Acton) (granddaughter)
- Hon. Marie Immaculée Antoinette Woodruff (née Lyon-Dalberg-Acton) (granddaughter)
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