Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861-1936), Field Marshal
Sitter in 38 portraits
Born in Nottinghamshire and grew up in Suffolk Allenby failed Indian Civil Service entrance exams then chose an army career, joining a cavalry regiment in 1882 in South Africa. Between 1888 and 1890 in the role of captain he earned himself the nickname ‘the Bull’ for his temper, imposing presence and obsession with discipline and orders. In 1897 Allenby was promoted major and saw his first action whilst serving in the South African War (1899-1902). At the outbreak of the First World War he assumed command of the cavalry division; by the close he was the military commander of territory stretching from the Sudan to northern Syria, became special high commissioner for Egypt and was promoted field marshal in 1919.
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by John Singer Sargent
pencil, circa 1922
NPG 2908(10)
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by John Singer Sargent
pencil, circa 1922
NPG 2908(12)
General Officers of World War I
by John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas, 1922
On display in Room 30 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1954
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Eric Henri Kennington
pastel, published 1926
NPG 2906
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative
NPG x81829
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Henry Walter ('H. Walter') Barnett
vintage bromide print, 1897-1920
NPG x45249
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Henry Walter ('H. Walter') Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1900-1920
NPG x81622
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Henry Walter ('H. Walter') Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1900-1920
NPG x81623
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Henry Walter ('H. Walter') Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1900-1920
NPG x81624
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Henry Walter ('H. Walter') Barnett
whole-plate glass negative, 1900-1920
NPG x81625
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Henry Walter ('H. Walter') Barnett
vintage bromide print, 1900-1920
NPG x45396
Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard
by Christina Broom
glossy bromide print on card mount, mid 1910s
NPG x1143
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1919
NPG x32770
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1919
NPG x66302
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Henry Walter ('H. Walter') Barnett
vintage bromide print, circa 1920
NPG x45395
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 13 October 1921
NPG x18136
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 13 October 1921
NPG x18137
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 13 October 1921
NPG x18138
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 13 October 1921
NPG x18139
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 13 October 1921
NPG x18140
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