Sir Ralph Richardson
(1902-1983), ActorSir Ralph David Richardson
Sitter in 42 portraits
Actor whose career expanded from Shakespearean roles during the 1930s to include a wide modern repertoire; his notable post-war performances included Cherry in Robert Bolt's Flowering Cherry (1957) and the Author, a part specially written for him, in William Douglas Homes's The Kingfisher (1977).
by Michael Noakes
oil on board, 1961
NPG 6006
John Gielgud; Sir Ralph Richardson
by Arnold Newman
bromide print, 1978
NPG P150(41)
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 27 June 1978
NPG P1243
by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 17 January 1983
NPG P1912
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 12 December 1933
NPG x131118
Sir Ralph Richardson and Jessie Matthews on the set of 'Friday the Thirteenth'
by Unknown photographer
bromide press print, circa 1933
NPG x184049
by Francis Goodman
bromide contact print, 14 October 1945
NPG Ax39616
by Francis Goodman
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 14 October 1945
NPG x39524
Sir Ralph Richardson; Laurence Olivier
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 13 June 1945
NPG x198447
Sir Ralph Richardson; Doris Zinkeisen
by Unknown photographer
vintage print, 1946
NPG x138013
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 27 May 1947
NPG x166850
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1948
NPG x198478
Margaret Leighton as Ariel and Sir Ralph Richardson as Prospero in 'The Tempest'
by Central Press
bromide press print, 25 March 1952
NPG x182407
by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1953
NPG x76048
John Gielgud; Orson Welles; Sir Ralph Richardson
by Central Press
vintage print, 1 October 1954
NPG x194272
by Jitendra Arya
bromide press print, 1956
NPG x184143
by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print on card mount, 1958
NPG x34011
by Dorothy Wilding
chlorobromide print, 1958
NPG x34863
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