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G.K. Chesterton

(1874-1936), Poet, novelist and critic

Gilbert Keith ('G.K.') Chesterton

Sitter in 75 portraits
Essayist, critic, novelist and poet, the creator of Father Brown.

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G.K. Chesterton, by James Craig Annan - NPG P1129

G.K. Chesterton

by James Craig Annan
sepia platinotype, 1912
NPG P1129

G.K. Chesterton, by Herbert Lambert - NPG P1318

G.K. Chesterton

by Herbert Lambert
gelatin silver print, 1920s
NPG P1318

G.K. Chesterton, by Theodore Spicer-Simson - NPG 2045

G.K. Chesterton

by Theodore Spicer-Simson
plasticine medallion, circa 1922
NPG 2045

G.K. Chesterton, by Maria Petrie (née Zimmern) - NPG 3240

G.K. Chesterton

by Maria Petrie (née Zimmern)
bronze bust, 1926
NPG 3240

G.K. Chesterton, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(80)

G.K. Chesterton

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1926 or before
NPG 4529(80)

G.K. Chesterton, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(81)

G.K. Chesterton

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1926 or before
NPG 4529(81)

G.K. Chesterton, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(82)

G.K. Chesterton

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1926 or before
NPG 4529(82)

G.K. Chesterton, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(83)

G.K. Chesterton

by Sir David Low
pencil, 1926 or before
NPG 4529(83)

G.K. Chesterton, by Howard Coster - NPG P713

G.K. Chesterton

by Howard Coster
toned semi-matt print, 1926
NPG P713

Conversation piece (G.K. Chesterton; Maurice Baring; Hilaire Belloc), by Sir James Gunn - NPG 3654

Conversation piece (G.K. Chesterton; Maurice Baring; Hilaire Belloc)

by Sir James Gunn
oil on canvas, 1932
NPG 3654

G.K. Chesterton, by Sir James Gunn - NPG 3984

G.K. Chesterton

by Sir James Gunn
chalk, 1932
NPG 3984

G.K. Chesterton, by Sir James Gunn - NPG 3985

G.K. Chesterton

by Sir James Gunn
chalk, 1932
NPG 3985

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

G.K. Chesterton

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 12 August 1904
NPG x87253

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

G.K. Chesterton

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 12 August 1904
NPG Ax7769

G.K. Chesterton, by E.H. Mills - NPG x134952

G.K. Chesterton

by E.H. Mills
bromide print, published 1909
NPG x134952

G.K. Chesterton and Peter Hubert Walter Oldershaw, by Roberts - NPG x127166

G.K. Chesterton and Peter Hubert Walter Oldershaw

by Roberts
bromide print, 1910s
NPG x127166

G.K. Chesterton; Frances Alice Chesterton (née Blogg) and Peter Hubert Walter Oldershaw, by Roberts - NPG x127167

G.K. Chesterton; Frances Alice Chesterton (née Blogg) and Peter Hubert Walter Oldershaw

by Roberts
bromide print, 1910s
NPG x127167

G.K. Chesterton, by James Craig Annan - NPG x6021

G.K. Chesterton

by James Craig Annan
carbon print, 1912
NPG x6021

G.K. Chesterton, by James Craig Annan - NPG x6022

G.K. Chesterton

by James Craig Annan
carbon print, 1912
NPG x6022

G.K. Chesterton, by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons - NPG Ax39217

G.K. Chesterton

by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax39217

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