Frederick Delius
(1862-1934), ComposerSitter in 18 portraits
Composer of orchestral and choral works. Bradford-born Delius studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (1886-8) and achieved success in Germany before his talent was eventually recognised in Britain, largely due to promotion by the conductor Sir Thomas Beecham. Works such as the opera A Village Romeo and Juliet (1907) and A Mass of Life (1909) have increased in reputation since Delius's death, and pieces such as Brigg Fair are now seen as quintessentially English. In 1916, he completed Requiem, dedicated 'to the memory of all young Artists fallen in the war'. In later life, Delius started losing his sight and the use of his limbs, and could no longer compose, however in 1928, a young musician, Eric Fenby, came to live in with the Deliuses, which enabled Delius to complete by dictation a number of other works.
by Edvard Munch
lithograph, circa 1922
NPG 5415
by Ernest Procter
pencil, 1929
NPG 4975(1)
by Ernest Procter
oil on millboard, 1929
NPG 3861
Group including Frederick Delius and Philip Arnold Heseltine
by Ernest Procter
pencil, 1929
NPG 4975(8)
by Ernest Procter
pencil, 1929
NPG 4975(2)
by Ernest Procter
pencil, 1929
NPG 4975(3)
by Ernest Procter
pencil, 1929
NPG 4975(4)
by Ernest Procter
pencil, 1929
NPG 4975(5)
by Ernest Procter
pencil, 1929
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by Ernest Procter
pencil, 1929
NPG 4975(7)
Frederick Delius with five members of the orchestra
by Ernest Procter
pencil, 1929
NPG 4975(15)
after Edmund John Passingham
snapshot print, (1870s)
NPG x196223
after Atelier Herrmann
snapshot print, (1880s)
NPG x196224
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass negative, 1920s
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View of Frederick Delius's house
by Elsie Gordon
snapshot print
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