Thomas Hardy







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Thomas Hardy
by Reginald Grenville Eves
oil on canvas, 1923
20 in. x 16 in. (508 mm x 406 mm)
Purchased, 1931
Primary Collection
NPG 2498
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- Reginald Grenville Eves (1876-1941), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 31 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
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This late portrait of Hardy is one of several painted from life by the artist over nine weeks near Dorchester.
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- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 281
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