Somerset Maugham
(1874-1965), Novelist, playwright and spyWilliam ('W.') Somerset Maugham
Sitter associated with 115 portraits
Somerset Maugham was one of the most popular and commercially successful authors of the twentieth century. He qualified as a doctor in 1897, but pursued his passion for writing following the publication of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth, in the same year. His play Lady Frederick (1907) was his first theatrical success, and his largely autobiographical novel Of Human Bondage (1915) became a best seller. It was followed by other highly praised works The Moon and Sixpence (1919), Cakes and Ale (1930) and The Razor's Edge (1945). He wrote more than thirty plays, including Home and Beauty (1919) and The Letter (1927).
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 17 June 1939
NPG x127593
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 17 June 1939
NPG x127594
by Daniel Farson
bromide print on card page, 1947
NPG x46630
by Daniel Farson
bromide print on card page, 1947
NPG x46631
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print on white card mount, 1949
NPG x14140
by John Gay
vintage glossy bromide print, 1949
NPG x126502
by Tom Blau
modern bromide print from original negative, 1950
NPG x131945
by Tom Blau
modern bromide print from original negative, 1950
NPG x135709
by Tom Blau
modern bromide print from original negative, 1950
NPG x135710
by Tom Blau
modern bromide print from original negative, 1950
NPG x135711
by Tom Blau, for Camera Press: London: UK
bromide print, 1950
NPG x135967
Somerset Maugham; Jacob Epstein
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1951
NPG x136752
Somerset Maugham; Jacob Epstein
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1951
NPG x136753
Somerset Maugham; Jacob Epstein
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1951
NPG x136754
Somerset Maugham; Jacob Epstein
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1951
NPG x136755
by Yevonde
bromide print, November 1955
NPG x21271
by Yevonde
matte bromide print on card mount, November 1955
NPG x29068
by Yevonde
bromide print, November 1955
NPG x21270
by Yevonde
bromide print, November 1955
NPG x21269
by Yevonde
bromide print, November 1955
NPG x29067
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