Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman (1802-1865)
Henry Edward Doyle (1827-1893)
Not dated
Chalk
18 3/8 in. x 12 5/8 in. (467 mm x 321 mm)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
NPG 4237
Purchased in 1861
As Cardinal-Archbishop of Westminster (see "Sitter"), Cardinal Wiseman played an important part in Doyle's life, by recommending him for his appointment as Commissioner for Rome at the 1862 International Exhibition. Doyle was a staunch Roman Catholic.
Image and text added by Jacqueline Banerjee.