H.G. Wells
(1866-1946), Novelist and social commentatorHerbert George Wells
Sitter associated with 95 portraits
Author; his science-based futuristic novels, such as The Time Machine (1895) and The Shape of Things to Come (1933) gained a retrospective glamour for predicting air warfare and the atomic bomb; other works include socialist pamphlets, educational tracts and loosely autobiographical novels like The History of Mr Polly (1910).
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 12 April 1911
NPG x16753
by George Charles Beresford
bromide print, circa 1920
NPG x13209
by George Charles Beresford
black and white glossy print, 1920
NPG x13208
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print on card mount, 15 May 1925
NPG x165782
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1931
NPG x198474
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax3515
by Howard Coster
print, 1934
NPG x2146
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax136064
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax136159
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x24291
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x24292
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x24294
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x24295
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1934
NPG x24296
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1934
NPG x24297
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x24298
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print on card mount, November 1935
NPG x165781
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1935
NPG x198436
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