Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Horne (1861-1929), General
Sitter in 15 portraits
Horne joined the Army in 1880 and served in the 1899 Boer War. With the outbreak of war in 1914, he was placed in command of an artillery brigade and despatched to France. In 1915 he was posted to Egypt and the Suez Canal, where he reported upon British defences. Horne was back in France in 1916, this time in charge of XV Corps, where he played a prominent role in the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. He demonstrated an ongoing enthusiasm for the development of technical and tactical improvements within artillery. In September 1916, he was placed in command of the First Army, which he retained until the armistice. Horne was the only artillery officer of the war to be given command of a British field army.
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
Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Horne
by John Singer Sargent
pencil, circa 1922
NPG 2908(4)
Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Horne
by Henry Walter ('H. Walter') Barnett
vintage bromide print, 1914-1920
NPG x45433
Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Horne
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 31 December 1918
NPG x154581
Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Horne
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 31 December 1918
NPG x154582
Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Horne; Kate (née McCorquodale), Lady Horne
by Bassano
vintage print, 31 December 1918
NPG x83633
Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Horne
by Bassano
vintage print, 31 December 1918
NPG x85372
Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Horne
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 31 December 1918
NPG x154578
Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Horne
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 31 December 1918
NPG x154579
Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Horne
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 31 December 1918
NPG x154580
Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Horne; Kate (née McCorquodale), Lady Horne
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 31 December 1918
NPG x154583
Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Horne; Kate (née McCorquodale), Lady Horne
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 31 December 1918
NPG x154584
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