Alan John Percivale Taylor
(1906-1990), Historian and journalistSitter in 11 portraits
Historian; well-known for the lucidity of his argument and the originality of his views, Taylor wrote many studies of modern historical subjects, particularly the First and Second World Wars. His publications include English History 1914-1945 (1965) and The Russian Revolution of 1917, (script of the first lectures given on television, 1958).
by Maggi Hambling
oil on canvas, 1988
NPG 5988
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, May 1957
NPG x45735
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1957
NPG x185601
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 25 February 1969
NPG x165879
by Roger George Clark
bromide print, 14 August 1977
NPG x15119
by Michael Birt
bromide print in window mount, 12 October 1982
NPG x23480
by Stephen Hyde
bromide print, 1983
NPG x24949
by Granville Davies
resin print, October 1984
NPG x24403
by Granville Davies
resin print, October 1984
NPG x24404
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