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(Frederic) Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan

(1865-1946), Army commander

20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 22 portraits
Cavan had retired from the army after seeing service in the Boer War, but was recalled in 1914 and established his reputation as a fighting commander at Ypres. In time he was regarded as the best British corps commander on the Western Front and in 1922 was appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff.

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General Officers of World War I, by John Singer Sargent - NPG 1954

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

(Frederic) Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, by Paul Laib, after  Philip Alexius de László - NPG D32739

(Frederic) Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan

by Paul Laib, after Philip Alexius de László
photographic print, (1912)
NPG D32739

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