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Maurice Henry Hewlett

(1861-1923), Novelist

Sitter in 11 portraits
Hewlett was called to the Bar in 1890, and in 1897 succeeded his father as Keeper of Land Revenue Records, a post that he held until 1901. In 1898 his career changed dramatically when his first novel, The Forest Lovers, was published to immediate popular and critical acclaim. His success enabled him to devote his time fully to writing. He published many historical romantic novels but was always keen to be taken more seriously as a poet.

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Maurice Henry Hewlett, by William Rothenstein - NPG 2213

Maurice Henry Hewlett

by William Rothenstein
chalk, 1898
NPG 2213

Hilda Beatrice Hewlett (née Herbert), Caterina Kerr-Lawson and Maurice Henry Hewlett, by James Kerr-Lawson - NPG 3264

Hilda Beatrice Hewlett (née Herbert), Caterina Kerr-Lawson and Maurice Henry Hewlett

by James Kerr-Lawson
pencil, circa 1904
NPG 3264

Maurice Henry Hewlett, by James Kerr-Lawson - NPG 3263

Maurice Henry Hewlett

by James Kerr-Lawson
pencil, 1904
NPG 3263

Maurice Henry Hewlett, by James Kerr-Lawson - NPG 2800

Maurice Henry Hewlett

by James Kerr-Lawson
oil on canvas, 1904
NPG 2800

Maurice Henry Hewlett, by George Charles Beresford - NPG x18455

Maurice Henry Hewlett

by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype, 25 July 1904
NPG x18455

Maurice Henry Hewlett, by George Charles Beresford - NPG x18456

Maurice Henry Hewlett

by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype, 25 July 1904
NPG x18456

Maurice Henry Hewlett, by George Charles Beresford - NPG x18457

Maurice Henry Hewlett

by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype, 25 July 1904
NPG x18457

Maurice Henry Hewlett, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7858

Maurice Henry Hewlett

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 5 March 1914
NPG Ax7858

Maurice Henry Hewlett, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7822

Maurice Henry Hewlett

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 5 March 1914
NPG Ax7822

Maurice Henry Hewlett ('Men of the Day. No. 2313.

Maurice Henry Hewlett ('Men of the Day. No. 2313. "- an Artist in verbal pigments."')

by (Richard) Wallace Hester ('W. Hester', 'Hester', 'WH' and 'WH-')
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 5 March 1912
NPG D45703

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Maurice Henry Hewlett

by George Charles Beresford
dry-plate glass negative, 1903
NPG x6517

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