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Thomas Hardy

(1840-1928), Novelist and poet

Sitter in 60 portraits
One of the last great novelists of the nineteenth century, who combined realism with a critical view of Victorian society. Hardy's writing centred on tragic characters whose lives are played out against rural landscapes, closely based on his native Dorset. He trained as an architect and wrote in his spare time until the success of Far from the Madding Crowd (1874). Other major works include The Return of the Native (1878), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891), The Dynasts (1904-8) and the poetry volume, Satires of Circumstance (1914).

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Thomas Hardy, by Thomas Perkins - NPG x4616

Thomas Hardy

by Thomas Perkins
platinum print, circa 1900
NPG x4616

Thomas Hardy, by Clive Holland - NPG x17358

Thomas Hardy

by Clive Holland
glossy bromide print, 1900s
NPG x17358

Thomas Hardy, by Clive Holland - NPG x17357

Thomas Hardy

by Clive Holland
glossy bromide print, 1900s
NPG x17357

Thomas Hardy, by Benjamin Stone - NPG x44711

Thomas Hardy

by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 17 July 1908
NPG x44711

Thomas Hardy, by Benjamin Stone - NPG x44712

Thomas Hardy

by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 17 July 1908
NPG x44712

'Luncheon Party at the House of Commons', probably by Roland Parker Stone, for  Benjamin Stone - NPG x135567

'Luncheon Party at the House of Commons'

probably by Roland Parker Stone, for Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 17 July 1908
NPG x135567

Thomas Hardy, by H. Walter Barnett - NPG x81690

Thomas Hardy

by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1909
NPG x81690

Thomas Hardy, by H. Walter Barnett - NPG x81691

Thomas Hardy

by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1909
NPG x81691

Thomas Hardy, by H. Walter Barnett - NPG x81692

Thomas Hardy

by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1909
NPG x81692

Thomas Hardy, by H. Walter Barnett - NPG x81693

Thomas Hardy

by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1909
NPG x81693

Thomas Hardy, by H. Walter Barnett - NPG x81694

Thomas Hardy

by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1909
NPG x81694

Thomas Hardy, by H. Walter Barnett - NPG x81695

Thomas Hardy

by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1909
NPG x81695

Thomas Hardy, by H. Walter Barnett - NPG x81696

Thomas Hardy

by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1909
NPG x81696

Thomas Hardy, by H. Walter Barnett - NPG x81697

Thomas Hardy

by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1909
NPG x81697

Thomas Hardy, by H. Walter Barnett - NPG x81698

Thomas Hardy

by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1909
NPG x81698

Thomas Hardy, by H. Walter Barnett - NPG x81699

Thomas Hardy

by H. Walter Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1909
NPG x81699

Thomas Hardy, by Unknown photographer - NPG x194098

Thomas Hardy

by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1910s
NPG x194098

Thomas Hardy, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7845

Thomas Hardy

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 13 October 1913
NPG Ax7845

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