William Ralph Inge
(1860-1954), Dean of St Paul's and writerSitter in 34 portraits
Dean of St Paul's (1911-34) and popular preacher and writer. Dean Inge was known as 'The Gloomy Dean' because of his weekly Evening Standard articles (1921-46) which frequently attacked over-optimistic popular opinion. From 1926 to 1951 he served as a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery.
by Sir David Low
pencil, published in The Graphic 19 March 1927
NPG 5858
by Arthur Norris
oil on canvas, exhibited 1934
NPG 3920
by Philip Alexius de László
oil on canvas, 1934
NPG 4856
by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax39096
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1925
NPG x162482
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 3 July 1931
NPG x83640
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 3 July 1931
NPG x19212
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 June 1939
NPG x156382
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 6 June 1939
NPG x83641
William Ralph Inge ('Men of the Day. No. 1306. "The Genial Dean."')
by (Richard) Wallace Hester ('W. Hester', 'Hester', 'WH' and 'WH-')
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 31 January 1912
NPG D45647
'Mr. Punch's Fair of British Industries'
by Bernard Partridge
ink and watercolour on artists' board, 1928
NPG D9626
'Dean Inge, by his articles in a well-known journal, forfeits his amateur status'
by Robert Stewart Sherriffs
ink and crayon, 1928-1931
NPG D18344
by Mark Wayner (Weiner)
lithograph, published 1931
NPG D23338
by Unknown artist, issued by Godfrey Phillips
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1932
NPG D2724
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 5 December 1918
NPG x158175
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 5 December 1918
NPG x158176
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 5 December 1918
NPG x158177
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass copy negative, copied May 1948 (1925)
NPG x189333
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