Humbert Wolfe
(1886-1940), Poet and civil servantSitter in 23 portraits
Poet and civil servant, born Umberto Wolff in Milan, Wolfe obtained British nationality in 1891, studied at Wadham College, Oxford, and entered the civil service in 1908 as a senior clerk with the Board of Trade. He made a significant contribution to the war effort as controller of labour regulation in the Ministry of Munitions during World War One, and was appointed deputy Secretary to the Ministry of Labour in 1938. As a writer he published over forty books of prose and poetry including Lampoons (1925) and Requiem (1927), which bought him literary fame, and critical writings including Notes on English Verse Satire (1929) and biographical studies.
by William Rothenstein
sanguine and black and white chalk, circa 1931
NPG 6699
by William Rothenstein
sanguine, circa 1931
NPG 6700
by William Rothenstein
chalk, 1931
NPG 6831
by Walter Benington, copy by Elliott & Fry
vintage copy print, 1920s
NPG x91836
by Walter Benington, for Elliott & Fry
chlorobromide print, 1920s
NPG x94123
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax3498
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax136063
by Ivan Opffer
red chalk, 1930
NPG D37005
by Walter Benington, copy by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass copy negative, 1920s
NPG x21175
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