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Joseph Conrad

(1857-1924), Novelist

Sitter in 23 portraits
Polish-British writer; became a seaman, and voyaged widely in the East, the setting for many of his most famous novels. Conrad became a British subject in 1886, settled in England in 1894 and devoted himself to literature. He is considered one of the greatest English-language novelists, whose principal works include Lord Jim (1900), Nostromo (1904) and Under Western Eyes (1911).

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Joseph Conrad, by Theodore Spicer-Simson - NPG 6966

Joseph Conrad

by Theodore Spicer-Simson
bronze medallion, 1921
NPG 6966

Joseph Conrad, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(93)

Joseph Conrad

by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1923
NPG 4529(93)

Joseph Conrad, by Sir David Low - NPG 4529(94)

Joseph Conrad

by Sir David Low
pencil, circa 1923
NPG 4529(94)

Joseph Conrad, by James Craig Annan - NPG P1130

Joseph Conrad

by James Craig Annan
chlorobromide print, 1923
NPG P1130

Joseph Conrad, by Jacob Epstein - NPG 4159

Joseph Conrad

by Jacob Epstein
bronze bust, 1924
On display in Room 19 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4159

Joseph Conrad, by George Charles Beresford - NPG x6360

Joseph Conrad

by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype, 1904
NPG x6360

Joseph Conrad; John Conrad, by Unknown photographer - NPG x3714

Joseph Conrad; John Conrad

by Unknown photographer
bromide postcard print, mid 1910s
NPG x3714

Joseph Conrad, by William A. Cadby - NPG x4340

Joseph Conrad

by William A. Cadby
half-plate glass negative, 1914
NPG x4340

Joseph Conrad, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7868

Joseph Conrad

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 11 March 1916, published 1922
NPG Ax7868

Joseph Conrad, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7832

Joseph Conrad

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 11 March 1916, published 1922
NPG Ax7832

Joseph Conrad, by Malcolm Arbuthnot - NPG x194069

Joseph Conrad

by Malcolm Arbuthnot
bromide print, circa 1921
NPG x194069

Joseph Conrad, by International Newsreel - NPG x194070

Joseph Conrad

by International Newsreel
bromide print, May 1923
NPG x194070

Joseph Conrad, after Tom Titt - NPG D45867

Joseph Conrad

after Tom Titt
relief halftone, probably published 1912
NPG D45867

Joseph Conrad listening to music, by Sir Muirhead Bone - NPG D34076

Joseph Conrad listening to music

by Sir Muirhead Bone
drypoint, 1923
NPG D34076

Joseph Conrad, after Sir David Low - NPG D45868

Joseph Conrad

after Sir David Low
photogravure, September 1923; published 13 February 1926
NPG D45868

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