Thomas Hardy
(1840-1928), Novelist and poetSitter in 60 portraits
One of the last great novelists of the nineteenth century, who combined realism with a critical view of Victorian society. Hardy's writing centred on tragic characters whose lives are played out against rural landscapes, closely based on his native Dorset. He trained as an architect and wrote in his spare time until the success of Far from the Madding Crowd (1874). Other major works include The Return of the Native (1878), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), The Dynasts (1904-8) and the poetry volume, Satires of Circumstance (1914).
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3463
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3580
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3582
Thomas Hardy with Thomas Henry Tilley
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3583
by Hamo Thornycroft
bronze head, 1917
NPG 2156
by William Strang
pencil, 1919
NPG 1922
by Theodore Spicer-Simson
plasticine medallion, 1921
NPG 2050
by Theodore Spicer-Simson
electrotype, 1921
NPG 6968
by Walter William Ouless
oil on canvas, 1922
NPG 2181
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1923
NPG 3464
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1923
NPG 3581
by Reginald Grenville Eves
oil on canvas, 1923
NPG 2498
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1889
NPG Ax5452
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1889
NPG x17355
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1894
NPG Ax27917
by W. & D. Downey
carbon print, 1894
NPG x17360
by W. & D. Downey
carbon print, published 1894
NPG x17362
by Francis Henry Hart, for Elliott & Fry, published by Ogden's
cigarette card, 1894, published circa 1895-1907
NPG x136531
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