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Thomas Hardy

(1840-1928), Novelist and poet

Sitter in 60 portraits
One of the last great novelists of the nineteenth century, who combined realism with a critical view of Victorian society. Hardy's writing centred on tragic characters whose lives are played out against rural landscapes, closely based on his native Dorset. He trained as an architect and wrote in his spare time until the success of Far from the Madding Crowd (1874). Other major works include The Return of the Native (1878), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), The Dynasts (1904-8) and the poetry volume, Satires of Circumstance (1914).

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Thomas Hardy, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7809

Thomas Hardy

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 13 October 1913
NPG Ax7809

Thomas Hardy, by Olive Edis - NPG x13494

Thomas Hardy

by Olive Edis
sepia-toned platinotype, 1914
NPG x13494

Thomas Hardy, by Olive Edis - NPG x7186

Thomas Hardy

by Olive Edis
whole-plate autochrome, 1914
NPG x7186

Thomas Hardy, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x134420

Thomas Hardy

by E.O. Hoppé
photogravure, 1914
NPG x134420

Thomas Hardy, by Walter Stoneman, for  James Russell & Sons - NPG Ax46127

Thomas Hardy

by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax46127

Thomas Hardy, by Olive Edis - NPG x5190

Thomas Hardy

by Olive Edis
platinotype on cream card mount, 1923
NPG x5190

Thomas Hardy, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141845

Thomas Hardy

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
NPG Ax141845

Thomas Hardy, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141846

Thomas Hardy

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
NPG Ax141846

Thomas Hardy, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141847

Thomas Hardy

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
NPG Ax141847

Thomas Hardy, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141848

Thomas Hardy

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
NPG Ax141848

Thomas Hardy, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x17359

Thomas Hardy

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
bromide print
NPG x17359

Thomas Hardy ('Men of the Day. No. 540.'), by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG D44597

Thomas Hardy ('Men of the Day. No. 540.')

by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 4 June 1892
NPG D44597

Thomas Hardy, by William Strang, printed by  David Strang - NPG D35424

Thomas Hardy

by William Strang, printed by David Strang
etching, 1896
NPG D35424

Thomas Hardy, by William Strang, printed by  David Strang - NPG D35423

Thomas Hardy

by William Strang, printed by David Strang
drypoint, 1910
NPG D35423

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