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Alvin Langdon Coburn

(1882-1966), Photographer

Sitter in 2 portraits
Artist associated with 114 portraits
The Boston-born photographer first visited England in 1899. Best known for his two books of collected portraits Men of Mark (1913) and More Men of Mark (1922).

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Lillah McCarthy, possibly by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG x126447

Lillah McCarthy

possibly by Alvin Langdon Coburn
sepia gum platinum print on mount, early 1900s
NPG x126447

George Meredith, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG P216

George Meredith

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
platinum print, 1904
NPG P216

G.K. Chesterton, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG x87253

G.K. Chesterton

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 12 August 1904
NPG x87253

George Bernard Shaw, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG x87256

George Bernard Shaw

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 1 August 1904
NPG x87256

Andrew Lang, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7770

Andrew Lang

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 27 August 1904
NPG Ax7770

George Bernard Shaw, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7768

George Bernard Shaw

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 1 August 1904
NPG Ax7768

G.K. Chesterton, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7769

G.K. Chesterton

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 12 August 1904
NPG Ax7769

Sir Frank Brangwyn, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7771

Sir Frank Brangwyn

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 8 September 1904
NPG Ax7771

George Meredith, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7772

George Meredith

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 24 October 1904
NPG Ax7772

Edward Carpenter, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG P48

Edward Carpenter

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
gum platinum print, 1905
NPG P48

H.G. Wells, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG x87258

H.G. Wells

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 2 November 1905
NPG x87258

H.G. Wells, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7773

H.G. Wells

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 2 November 1905
NPG Ax7773

Edward Carpenter, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7774

Edward Carpenter

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 28 November 1905
NPG Ax7774

Henry James, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7777

Henry James

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 12 June 1906
NPG Ax7777

Henry James, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG x87255

Henry James

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 12 June 1906
NPG x87255

Arthur William Symons, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG x87257

Arthur William Symons

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 22 September 1906
NPG x87257

Harley Granville-Barker, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7775

Harley Granville-Barker

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 27 March 1906
NPG Ax7775

Auguste Rodin, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7776

Auguste Rodin

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 21 April 1906
NPG Ax7776

Arthur William Symons, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7778

Arthur William Symons

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 22 September 1906
NPG Ax7778

Harley Granville-Barker, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG P1031

Harley Granville-Barker

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
gum platinum print, 27 March 1906
NPG P1031

John Singer Sargent, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7779

John Singer Sargent

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 12 January 1907
NPG Ax7779

Charles Haslewood Shannon, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7780

Charles Haslewood Shannon

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 5 February 1907
NPG Ax7780

Theodore Roosevelt, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7781

Theodore Roosevelt

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 1 April 1907
NPG Ax7781

Harley Granville-Barker, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG P1032

Harley Granville-Barker

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
gum platinum print on photographer's mount, 1907
NPG P1032

George Moore, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG P169

George Moore

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 1908
NPG P169

W.B. Yeats, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax35903

W.B. Yeats

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 24 January 1908
NPG Ax35903

Hilaire Belloc, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG x87252

Hilaire Belloc

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 20 January 1908
NPG x87252

William De Morgan, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG x87254

William De Morgan

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 21 July 1908
NPG x87254

Mark Twain, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7789

Mark Twain

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 21 December 1908
NPG Ax7789

William Nicholson, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7787

William Nicholson

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 3 February 1908
NPG Ax7787

William Orpen, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7782

William Orpen

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 14 January 1908
NPG Ax7782

Sir Max Beerbohm, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7783

Sir Max Beerbohm

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 15 January 1908
NPG Ax7783

Hilaire Belloc, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7784

Hilaire Belloc

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 20 January 1908
NPG Ax7784

George Moore, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7785

George Moore

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 23 January 1908
NPG Ax7785

W.B. Yeats, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7786

W.B. Yeats

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 24 January 1908
NPG Ax7786

William De Morgan, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7788

William De Morgan

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 21 July 1908
NPG Ax7788

J.M. Barrie, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7791

J.M. Barrie

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 18 October 1909
NPG Ax7791

J.M. Barrie, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG x87251

J.M. Barrie

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 18 October 1909
NPG x87251

John Galsworthy, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7790

John Galsworthy

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 18 October 1909
NPG Ax7790

William Dean Howells, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7793

William Dean Howells

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 22 November 1910
NPG Ax7793

(Frederic) Herbert Trench, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7792

(Frederic) Herbert Trench

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 2 January 1910
NPG Ax7792

Max Weber, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7794

Max Weber

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 7 February 1911
NPG Ax7794

Clarence H. White, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7795

Clarence H. White

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 20 October 1912
NPG Ax7795

Thomas Hardy, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7845

Thomas Hardy

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 13 October 1913
NPG Ax7845

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Ezra Pound

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 22 October 1913
NPG Ax7847

William Henry Davies, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7848

William Henry Davies

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 24 November 1913
NPG Ax7848

George Brandes, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7849

George Brandes

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 29 November 1913
NPG Ax7849

James Louis Garvin, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7850

James Louis Garvin

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 3 December 1913
NPG Ax7850

Frank Harris, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7851

Frank Harris

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 8 December 1913
NPG Ax7851

Anatole France (Jacques Anatole François Thibault), by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7852

Anatole France (Jacques Anatole François Thibault)

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 11 December 1913
NPG Ax7852

Yone Noguchi, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7853

Yone Noguchi

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 14 December 1913
NPG Ax7853

Israel Zangwill, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7854

Israel Zangwill

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 30 December 1913
NPG Ax7854

Holbrook Jackson, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7846

Holbrook Jackson

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 15 October 1913
NPG Ax7846

John Masefield, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7796

John Masefield

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 13 January 1913
NPG Ax7796

Arnold Bennett, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7797

Arnold Bennett

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 1 February 1913
NPG Ax7797

Roger Fry, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7798

Roger Fry

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 27 February 1913
NPG Ax7798

Robert Bridges, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7799

Robert Bridges

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 11 April 1913
NPG Ax7799

Henri Matisse, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7800

Henri Matisse

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 13 May 1913
NPG Ax7800

Thomas Hardy, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7809

Thomas Hardy

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 13 October 1913
NPG Ax7809

Holbrook Jackson, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7810

Holbrook Jackson

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 15 October 1913
NPG Ax7810

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