Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome. Born June 24 1850. Died June 5 1916.

Verlag: c 1940, 1940

Beschreibung

Artist: Unknown. 15 3/4" X 20". Original poster. Chipping and small tears at edges, with left top corner folded. Otherwise in very good condition with strong, bold colours. very good Field Marshal Earl Kitchener the 1st depicted on the posters was an Irish-born British Field Marshal and proconsul who won fame for his imperial campaigns and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War. Kitchener won fame in 1898 for winning the Battle of Omdurman and securing control of the Sudan, after which he was given the title "Lord Kitchener of Khartoum". He died in 1916 near the Orkney Islands when the warship taking him to negotiations in Russia was sunk by a German mine. Following his death several memorials were made and named for him including the town of Berlin, Ontario, Canada, which was renamed Kitchener in his honour. His portrait, such as that shown on this poster, was used on recruitment posters before and after his death. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 129864

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and...

Verlag: c 1940

Erscheinungsdatum: 1940

Zustand: very good