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Trained in the law, William Grove was called to the Bar in 1835 and began working as a barrister. After his marriage in 1837, he embarked on an extended tour of Europe, during which time he pursued his scientific interests. He published a paper on a new type of electric battery construction that, on Faraday's initiation, he presented at the Royal Institution in 1840. This presentation made his reputation and led to him becoming the first Professor of Experimental Philosophy at the London Institution in 1841.
Grove was appointed vice-president of the Royal Institution in 1844. His scientific career led to the practice of patent and other law after 1853, and he was appointed to the court of common pleas in 1871.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Sir William Robert Grove

Date

c.1890s

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 61 x W 50.8 cm

Accession number

1478

Acquisition method

Given by the sitter's son, Sir Coleridge Grove, 1907

Work type

Painting

National Portrait Gallery, London

St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England

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Artist or maker

Helen Donald-Smith

1858–1930

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