Robert Bridges
(1844-1930), Poet LaureateSitter in 27 portraits
Bridges was educated at Eton and Oxford, where he met Gerard Manley Hopkins who became a close friend and an important influence on his poetry. Bridges' first book of poems was published in 1873 and was followed by many collections of verse, plays and critical writings. He was made Poet Laureate in 1913.
by William Rothenstein
lithograph, 1897
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by William Rothenstein
lithograph, 1897
NPG D32097
by William Strang
etching, 1898
NPG D1099
after Sir William Blake Richmond
collotype, (1911)
NPG D32098
by Eric Pape
lithographic crayon on translucent paper, laid down on board, published 6 April 1930
NPG D48181
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