Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
(1861-1928), Field Marshal20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 64 portraits
Commissioned into a cavalry regiment in 1885, by 1904 Haig had become the youngest major general in the British Army. On the outbreak of war in 1914, he helped organise the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), commanded by Field-Marshal John French. In 1915 he replaced French as Commander-in-Chief of the BEF and directed British campaigns including the Somme in 1916. Haig's tactics in these battles were and still are considered controversial by many including the then Prime Minister Lloyd George. After the war Haig devoted the rest of his life to the welfare of ex-servicemen, and was involved in the creation of the Royal British Legion, of which he was president until his death.
by (Katherine) Lucy Graham Smith
watercolour, 1894
NPG 1801a
General Officers of World War I
by John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas, 1922
On display in Room 25 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1954
by John Singer Sargent
pencil, circa 1922
NPG 2908(17)
by John Edwards
bromide print on card mount, circa 1885
NPG x182288
by John Edwards
bromide print on card mount, circa 1885
NPG x182289
by G.G. Lange
albumen cabinet card, 1890s
NPG x182280
by Montabone
bromide print on card mount, circa 1898
NPG x182263
John Vaughan; Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
by Duffus Bros
bromide print on card mount, circa 1900
NPG x182264
by Molkenteller, Hammes & Co
albumen cabinet card, 1900s
NPG x182281
by Louis Held
albumen cabinet card, 1900s
NPG x182282
by H. Walter Barnett
bromide print on card mount, 1903
NPG x182279
by H. Walter Barnett
platinotype print on card mount, 1910s
NPG x182265
by Unknown photographer
postcard print with embroidery, 1914-1918
NPG x182261
by H. Walter Barnett
vintage bromide print, 1915-1920
NPG x45283
by H. Walter Barnett
bromide print with overpainting, rephotographed, 1915-1920
NPG x45429
Sir Pertab Singhji; Joseph-Jacques-Césaire Joffre; Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
by Unknown photographer
hand-coloured postcard print, 1916
NPG x182262
by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax39017
by Bassano Ltd
vintage print, 16 January 1917
NPG x15159
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 16 January 1917
NPG x84291
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1917
NPG x32883
Related People
- Lady Irene Violet Freesia Janet Augusta Astor of Hever (née Haig) (daughter)
- Lady Alexandra Henrietta Louisa Haig (later Alexandra Trevor-Roper, Lady Dacre) (daughter)
- Dorothy Maud (née Vivian), Countess Haig (wife)
- George Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig, 2nd Earl Haig (son)
- Lady Victoria Doris Rachel Haig (daughter)
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