1-627-246 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Samuel Wilberforce (1805-1873), Bishop of Winchester. The son of William Wilberforce (1759-1833), philanthropist and campaigner for the abolition of slavery, he was a strong oppononent of Darwin's theory of natural selection. His well-known charm earned him the nickname 'Soapy Sam'. Engraving from a photograph. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III.