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Robert Bridges

(1844-1930), Poet Laureate

Sitter in 27 portraits
Bridges was educated at Eton and Oxford, where he met Gerard Manley Hopkins who became a close friend and an important influence on his poetry. Bridges' first book of poems was published in 1873 and was followed by many collections of verse, plays and critical writings. He was made Poet Laureate in 1913.

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Robert Bridges, by Theodore Spicer-Simson - NPG 2044

Robert Bridges

by Theodore Spicer-Simson
plasticine medallion, 1922
NPG 2044

Robert Bridges, by Theodore Spicer-Simson - NPG 6965

Robert Bridges

by Theodore Spicer-Simson
bronze medallion, 1922
NPG 6965

Robert Bridges, by Frederick Hollyer - NPG x4297

Robert Bridges

by Frederick Hollyer
photogravure, 1888
NPG x4297

Robert Bridges, by Alvin Langdon Coburn - NPG Ax7799

Robert Bridges

by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 11 April 1913
NPG Ax7799

Robert Bridges, by Will Stroud - NPG x4299

Robert Bridges

by Will Stroud
bromide print on card mount, 1923
NPG x4299

Robert Bridges, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141907

Robert Bridges

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
NPG Ax141907

'The Poet Laureate' (Robert Bridges), by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142022

'The Poet Laureate' (Robert Bridges)

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, October 1924
NPG Ax142022

'The Poet Laureate' (Robert Bridges), by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142024

'The Poet Laureate' (Robert Bridges)

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, October 1924
NPG Ax142024

Virginia Woolf; Robert Bridges, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142575

Virginia Woolf; Robert Bridges

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 26 June 1926
NPG Ax142575

Robert Bridges, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142576

Robert Bridges

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 26 June 1926
NPG Ax142576

Robert Bridges, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142577

Robert Bridges

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 26 June 1926
NPG Ax142577

Virginia Woolf; Robert Bridges, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142578

Virginia Woolf; Robert Bridges

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 26 June 1926
NPG Ax142578

Robert Bridges; Aldous Huxley, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax142579

Robert Bridges; Aldous Huxley

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 26 June 1926
NPG Ax142579

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