Virginia Woolf (née Stephen); Sir Leslie Stephen

Sittersback to top

• Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), Writer, philosopher and mountaineer; first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography. Sitter in 13 portraits.
• Virginia Woolf (née Stephen) (1882-1941), Novelist and critic; sister of Vanessa Bell. Sitter in 62 portraits.

Artistback to top

• George Charles Beresford (1864-1938), Photographer. Artist associated with 383 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

This portraitback to top

In addition to the single portraits, Beresford photographed Stephen with his twenty-year-old daughter, Virginia. Shortly after his death, Virginia recalled Beresford's photographs of her father: 'We had several taken just before his operation in December 1902. They are, I think, as good as photographs can be, though he looks more ill than he did afterwards'.

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Sir Leslie Stephen (5 April 2007 - 9 December 2007)

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Double portraits
• In profile