Framed photographic portrait of Lord Kitchener

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c. 1915

Overview

Framed, glazed portrait of Field-Marshal Earl Kitchener wearing full military dress.
His tunic is a darker colour (presumably red) with gold cuffs, collar, epaulettes, buttons and belt. He has a sword attached to his belt and is holding some sort of ceremonial object in his right hand and a pair of white gloves in his left hand. He is wearing white pants and long black boots.
The publisher's details are written above the portrait and his name below.

Historical information

Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) was a British Field Marshal and colonial administrator who played a key role in World War I.
He was born in Ireland and trained as a military engineer. He served in the Middle East and Egypt, and became commander-in-chief of the Egyptian army in 1892.
He served as chief of staff in the Second Boer War, and later became Commander-in-Chief.
Kitchener became Secretary of State for War at the start of World War One. He oversaw the rapid expansion of the British Army through the recruitment of volunteers. He became the face of the First World War when he appeared on the 'Your Country Needs You' poster.
He died in 1916 when his ship, HMS Hampshire, struck a German mine while en route to Russia on a diplomatic mission. He was the highest ranking officer to be killed during the war.

This image appears in three collection items as well as being the basis of the large figurine.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00210

Item type

Collectibles

Photographs

Souvenirs

Themes

War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Glass