Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), Composer
Sitter in 31 portraits
Born in Gloucestershire, he studied with Parry at the Royal College of Music, with Brüch in Berlin and Ravel in Paris. He edited The English Hymnal (1906). He was a leading figure, with Holst, in the folk-song revival in Britain from 1903. Teacher of Composition at the Royal College of Music (1919-39), he established a native school of music based on choral and ballad traditions. His nine symphonies include A Sea Symphony(1903-9) based on poems by Walt Whitman, the Pastoral Symphony (1922), and the Sinfonia Antarctica (1952), which grew out of his music for the film Scott of the Antarctic (1948).
by Sir Robert Vere ('Robin') Darwin
oil on canvas, circa 1922
NPG 5495
by Sibella Bonham-Carter
watercolour and pencil, 1928
NPG 5022
by Joy Finzi (Joyce Amy)
pencil and chalk, 1947
NPG 4086
by Sir Jacob Epstein
bronze bust, 1950
On display in Room 33 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4762
by David McFall
bronze head, 1958 (1956)
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4088
by Sir Gerald Kelly
oil on canvas, 1958-1961
NPG 4829
by Herbert Lambert
photogravure, early 1920s
NPG Ax7744
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, January 1936
NPG x4127
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1951
NPG x30012
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1954
NPG x2143
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1954
NPG x2369
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