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, 1895
NPG x96348
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96349
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96351
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96352
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96353
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96354
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96355
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96356
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96357
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96358
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96360
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96361
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96362
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96363
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96364
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96365
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1895
NPG x96366
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1899
NPG x19352
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1899
NPG x19353
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1899
NPG x95721
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1899
NPG x95722
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1899
NPG x95723
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1899
NPG x95724
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass positive, 1899
NPG x96367
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1910
NPG x95725
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 29 July 1910
NPG x95726
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Bassano Ltd
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, 1910
NPG x95727
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1914
NPG x193603
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1914
NPG x193604
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1958
NPG x82467
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