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John Galsworthy

(1867-1933), Novelist and playwright

Sitter in 44 portraits
Novelist and playwright; Galsworthy began his literary career with a volume of short stories, From the Four Winds (1897). He reached his maturity as an author in 1906 with the publication of the first novel in the trilogy The Forsyte Saga, considered to be a critique of Victorianism. In the same year his first play, The Silver Box, appeared at the Court Theatre in London. A popular and prolific writer in the realist vein, he refused a knighthood in 1918, but was appointed to the Order of Merit in 1929 and in 1932 was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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John Galsworthy, by Theodore Spicer-Simson - NPG 3649

John Galsworthy

by Theodore Spicer-Simson
bronze medallion, 1921
NPG 3649

John Galsworthy, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(132)

John Galsworthy

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1927 or before
NPG 4529(132)

John Galsworthy, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(134)

John Galsworthy

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1927 or before
NPG 4529(134)

John Galsworthy, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(135)

John Galsworthy

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1927 or before
NPG 4529(135)

John Galsworthy, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(136)

John Galsworthy

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1927 or before
NPG 4529(136)

John Galsworthy, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(137)

John Galsworthy

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1927 or before
NPG 4529(137)

John Galsworthy, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(138)

John Galsworthy

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1927 or before
NPG 4529(138)

John Galsworthy, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(139)

John Galsworthy

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1927 or before
NPG 4529(139)

John Galsworthy, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(140)

John Galsworthy

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1927 or before
NPG 4529(140)

John Galsworthy, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(135a)

John Galsworthy

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1927 or before
NPG 4529(135a)

John Galsworthy, by David Evans - NPG 4208

John Galsworthy

by David Evans
bronze bust, 1961, based on a work of 1929
NPG 4208

John Galsworthy, by Edward Burra - NPG 6368

John Galsworthy

by Edward Burra
ink, 1932
NPG 6368

John Galsworthy, by M. Landesberg - NPG x194269

John Galsworthy

by M. Landesberg
vintage print, 1900s
NPG x194269

John Galsworthy, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7790

John Galsworthy

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 18 October 1909
NPG Ax7790

John Galsworthy, by Culver Pictures Ltd - NPG x194423

John Galsworthy

by Culver Pictures Ltd
bromide press print, 1910s
NPG x194423

John Galsworthy, by E.O. Hoppé, published by  George G. Harrap & Company, printed by  The Vandyck Printers Ltd - NPG Ax199044

John Galsworthy

by E.O. Hoppé, published by George G. Harrap & Company, printed by The Vandyck Printers Ltd
photogravure, 1911, published 1915
NPG Ax199044

John Galsworthy, by Walter Stoneman, for  James Russell & Sons - NPG Ax39222

John Galsworthy

by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax39222

John Galsworthy, by Howard Coster - NPG x13612

John Galsworthy

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1926
NPG x13612

John Galsworthy, by Sasha (Alexander Stewart) - NPG x28345

John Galsworthy

by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, July 1927
NPG x28345

John Galsworthy, by Olive Edis - NPG x5100

John Galsworthy

by Olive Edis
matte bromide print on photographer's folder, 3 October 1929
NPG x5100

John Galsworthy, by Unknown photographer - NPG x14353

John Galsworthy

by Unknown photographer
bromide print, circa 1929
NPG x14353

John Galsworthy, by Olive Edis - NPG x15167

John Galsworthy

by Olive Edis
bromide print, 3 October 1929
NPG x15167

John Galsworthy, by Olive Edis - NPG x16355

John Galsworthy

by Olive Edis
bromide print on photographer's card mount, 3 October 1929
NPG x16355

John Galsworthy, by Howard Coster - NPG x13610

John Galsworthy

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1931
NPG x13610

John Galsworthy, by William Strang, printed by  David Strang - NPG D34273

John Galsworthy

by William Strang, printed by David Strang
etching, 1920
NPG D34273

John Galsworthy, by Robert Stewart Sherriffs - NPG D18337

John Galsworthy

by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and pencil, probably late 1920s
NPG D18337

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John Galsworthy

by Walter Stoneman
negative, 1924
NPG x31559

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John Galsworthy

by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, 1924
NPG x34169

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John Galsworthy

by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1926
NPG x1844

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John Galsworthy

by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1926
NPG x1845

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John Galsworthy

by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 6 July 1926
NPG x37022

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John Galsworthy

by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 6 July 1926
NPG x37023

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John Galsworthy

by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 6 July 1926
NPG x37024

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John Galsworthy

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1926
NPG x13611

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John Galsworthy

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1926
NPG x13613

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John Galsworthy

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1926
NPG x13614

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John Galsworthy

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative
NPG x81971

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