'Earl Kitchener', 1910, (c1920). Creator: Bassano Ltd.

'Earl Kitchener', 1910, (c1920). Creator: Bassano Ltd.

2-716-943 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Earl Kitchener', 1910, (c1920). Portrait of British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916). Kitchener regained the Sudan for Egypt by his victory at the Battle of Omdurman (1898). He was commander of British forces during the Boer War (1899-1902) and served as War Minister from 1914 to 1916. His portrait was used on a famous World War I army recruitment poster. Kitchener drowned when HMS Hampshire, carrying him to Russia, was sunk by a German mine in the North Atlantic in 1916. From "The Great World War - A History" Volume II, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Bassano Ltd, attributed to: British: Photographers
Subject
  1. Lord Kitchener: British: Field marshal, statesman, soldier
People Related
  1. Frank Arthur Mumby: : Author, writer, journalist, historian, editor
  2. Gresham Publishing Company: : Publishers, publisher

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Other

History & Politics War & Military Military Uniform & Equipment

History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel

History & Politics Politics Politicians


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3656x5838
File Size : 62,531kb


Aliases

  1. 0580066372
  1. 2-716-943
  1. 2716943

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