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Walt Whitman

(1819-1892), Poet, essayist and journalist

Walter ('Walt') Whitman

Sitter in 6 portraits
Walt Whitman was an American poet, journalist, and essayist whose controversial collection of verse, Leaves of Grass (1855), is a landmark in the history of American literature.

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Walt Whitman, by Napoleon Sarony - NPG P1700(10b)

Walt Whitman

by Napoleon Sarony
albumen print, late 1880s-early 1890s
NPG P1700(10b)

Walt Whitman, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax160621

Walt Whitman

by Unknown photographer
albumen print on card, 1860
NPG Ax160621

Walt Whitman, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax160622

Walt Whitman

by Unknown photographer
albumen print on card, 1860s
NPG Ax160622

Walt Whitman, by Napoleon Sarony - NPG x15420

Walt Whitman

by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, late 1880s-early 1890s
NPG x15420

Walt Whitman, by Napoleon Sarony, published by  Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x27376

Walt Whitman

by Napoleon Sarony, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s (1889 or before)
NPG x27376

Walt Whitman, by Moritz Klinkicht, supplement to the  Illustrated London News, after  Napoleon Sarony - NPG D37573

Walt Whitman

by Moritz Klinkicht, supplement to the Illustrated London News, after Napoleon Sarony
wood engraving, published 16 November 1889
NPG D37573

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