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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

(1850-1916), Field Marshal

Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum

20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 150 portraits
Kitchener was the epitome of the imperialist military general, who commanded the British army in Egypt, the Sudan, India and in South Africa during the Boer War (1899-1902). As Secretary of State for War from the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, he converted the small British army into a military machine of three million men and his image was used for the iconic army recruitment campaign with the slogan: 'Your country needs you'. It was based on Bassano's photograph of Kitchener, with the addition of a pointing arm. It first appeared on the cover of London Opinion magazine on 5 September 1914 and was adopted for recruitment purposes soon after. Several poster and postcard versions followed, and it became one of the most iconic images of the World War One era.

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96348

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96349

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96351

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96352

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96353

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96354

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96355

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96356

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96357

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96358

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96360

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96361

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96362

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96363

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96364

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96365

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96366

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1899
NPG x19352

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1899
NPG x19353

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1899
NPG x95721

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1899
NPG x95722

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1899
NPG x95723

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1899
NPG x95724

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass positive, 1899
NPG x96367

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1910
NPG x95725

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 29 July 1910
NPG x95726

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1910
NPG x95727

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'Men who are making History'

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1914
NPG x193603

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'Soldiers of the King'

published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1914
NPG x193604

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1958
NPG x82467

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