George Bernard Shaw
(1856-1950), PlaywrightSitter in 148 portraits
Artist associated with 8 portraits
The foremost playwright of his generation; also a noted critic of the arts, socialist and member of the Fabian Society. Shaw's influence was felt widely in politics and society. During his early career he wrote important musical and dramatic criticism, introduced the British public to the work of Ibsen and wrote some of his best plays. Successful seasons at the Royal Court Theatre (1904-7) established his reputation, and many of his plays, notably Major Barbara (1905) and Pygmalion (1914), later achieved popularity as films. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925.
More on George Bernard Shaw: Explore the portrait of George Bernard Shaw by Jacob Epstein (NPG 4047) from all angles
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1888
NPG x19648
by Sir Emery Walker
quarter-plate glass negative, 1888
NPG x19646
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1891
NPG x19649
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1891
NPG x19671
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1891
NPG x19672
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1891
NPG x19673
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1891
NPG x19674
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1891
NPG x19675
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1891
NPG x19676
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1891
NPG x19677
by Sir Emery Walker
whole-plate glass copy negative, July 1891
NPG x134704
by Elliott & Fry
photogravure, 1891
NPG x137221
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1891
NPG x81842
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1893
NPG Ax16166
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1900
NPG x81843
George Bernard Shaw; Charlotte Shaw (née Payne-Townshend)
by Foulsham & Banfield
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 12 March 1902
NPG x136852
by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 1 August 1904
NPG x87256
by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 1 August 1904
NPG Ax7768
Harley Granville-Barker; George Bernard Shaw; Charlotte Shaw (née Payne-Townshend)
by George Bernard Shaw, and by Harley Granville-Barker
album page with six platinotype snapshot prints, 1904
NPG x126440
probably by Sydney Haldane Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier
vintage snapshot print, 1911-1912
NPG x131330
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