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Rupert Brooke
3 of 18 portraits of Rupert Brooke
Rupert Brooke
by Sherrill Schell
glass positive, 1913
12 in. x 10 in. (305 mm x 254 mm)
Given by Emery Walker Ltd, 1956
Primary Collection
NPG P101(b)
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Poet. Brooke served in the Royal Naval Division but died of blood poisoning on the way to Gallipoli in 1915, and is buried on the Greek island of Skyros. His 1914 sonnets, celebrating the nobility of sacrifice, were reinforced by Schell's romantic photograph, and enjoyed a popularity that survived the disillusionment of trench warfare.
Given by Emery Walker Ltd, 1956.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Judd, Alan; Crane, David, Character Sketches: First World War Poets, 1997, p. 8
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 79
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