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Humbert Wolfe

(1886-1940), Poet and civil servant

Sitter in 23 portraits
Poet and civil servant, born Umberto Wolff in Milan, Wolfe obtained British nationality in 1891, studied at Wadham College, Oxford, and entered the civil service in 1908 as a senior clerk with the Board of Trade. He made a significant contribution to the war effort as controller of labour regulation in the Ministry of Munitions during World War One, and was appointed deputy Secretary to the Ministry of Labour in 1938. As a writer he published over forty books of prose and poetry including Lampoons (1925) and Requiem (1927), which bought him literary fame, and critical writings including Notes on English Verse Satire (1929) and biographical studies.

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Humbert Wolfe, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(396)

Humbert Wolfe

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1930s?
NPG 4529(396)

Humbert Wolfe, by William Rothenstein - NPG 6699

Humbert Wolfe

by William Rothenstein
sanguine and black and white chalk, circa 1931
NPG 6699

Humbert Wolfe, by Walter Benington, copy by  Elliott & Fry - NPG x91836

Humbert Wolfe

by Walter Benington, copy by Elliott & Fry
vintage copy print, 1920s
NPG x91836

Humbert Wolfe, by Walter Benington, for  Elliott & Fry - NPG x94123

Humbert Wolfe

by Walter Benington, for Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print, 1920s
NPG x94123

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Humbert Wolfe

by Walter Benington, copy by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass copy negative, 1920s
NPG x21175

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x93440

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x93441

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x93442

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x93443

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x93444

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x93445

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x93446

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x93447

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x93448

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x93449

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x93450

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x93451

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Humbert Wolfe

by Howard Coster
print
NPG x2154

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