Somerset Maugham
(1874-1965), Novelist, playwright and spyWilliam ('W.') Somerset Maugham
Sitter associated with 115 portraits
Somerset Maugham was one of the most popular and commercially successful authors of the twentieth century. He qualified as a doctor in 1897, but pursued his passion for writing following the publication of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth, in the same year. His play Lady Frederick (1907) was his first theatrical success, and his largely autobiographical novel Of Human Bondage (1915) became a best seller. It was followed by other highly praised works The Moon and Sixpence (1919), Cakes and Ale (1930) and The Razor's Edge (1945). He wrote more than thirty plays, including Home and Beauty (1919) and The Letter (1927).
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 12 October 1929
NPG x81150
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1930
NPG Ax2317
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1930
NPG Ax3460
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1930
NPG x23660
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1930
NPG x23669
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1930
NPG x23671
by Carl Van Vechten
cream-toned bromide print, 26 May 1934
NPG x135982
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23661
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23663
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23664
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23665
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23666
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23667
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23668
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x23670
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 17 June 1939
NPG x127591
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 17 June 1939
NPG x127592
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