Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
(1850-1916), Field MarshalHoratio 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.
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1885
NPG x96294
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1885
NPG x96295
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1885
NPG x96299
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1888
NPG x96302
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96308
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96310
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96311
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96312
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96313
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96314
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96315
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96316
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96318
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96319
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96320
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96321
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96322
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96323
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96324
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