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A selection of portraits depicting strong shadows or striking usages of light and shade. See also: 'Chandeliers' (Accessory).

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Oscar Wilde, by Unknown photographer - NPG P317

Oscar Wilde

by Unknown photographer
snapshot photograph, Spring 1900
NPG P317

John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone, by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG 2967

John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone

by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 23 February 1905
NPG 2967

Charles Burgess Fry, by Albert Chevallier Tayler, after a photograph by  George William Beldam - NPG 5953

Charles Burgess Fry

by Albert Chevallier Tayler, after a photograph by George William Beldam
lithograph, 1905
NPG 5953

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, by John Singer Sargent - NPG 6620

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour

by John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas, 1908
On display in Room 24 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6620

H.G. Wells, by Claud Lovat Fraser - NPG 5071

H.G. Wells

by Claud Lovat Fraser
charcoal and wash, 1910s?
NPG 5071

Laura Knight with model, Ella Louise Naper ('Self Portrait'), by Laura Knight - NPG 4839

Laura Knight with model, Ella Louise Naper ('Self Portrait')

by Laura Knight
oil on canvas, 1913
On display in Room 24 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4839

Gordon Craig, by Edward Steichen - NPG P228

Gordon Craig

by Edward Steichen
photogravure, 1913
NPG P228

Josef Holbrooke, by Walter Benington - NPG P983

Josef Holbrooke

by Walter Benington
gelatin silver print, late 1910s
NPG P983

George Arliss, by Baron Adolph de Meyer - NPG P167

George Arliss

by Baron Adolph de Meyer
vintage bromide print, 1918
NPG P167

Eric Portman, by Harrington Neilson - NPG P502

Eric Portman

by Harrington Neilson
sepia-toned bromide print, 1920s
NPG P502

Gerald Brenan, by (Charles) John Hope-Johnstone - NPG P134(21)

Gerald Brenan

by (Charles) John Hope-Johnstone
platinum print, 1922
NPG P134(21)

Sir (Edward) Guy Dawber, by Sir Gerald Kelly - NPG 6900

Sir (Edward) Guy Dawber

by Sir Gerald Kelly
oil on canvas, 1927
NPG 6900

Roger Fry, by Ramsey & Muspratt - NPG P363(10)

Roger Fry

by Ramsey & Muspratt
bromide print, 1932
NPG P363(10)

Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG P870(8)

Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke

by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on tissue and card mount, 1933
NPG P870(8)