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Colonel Ian Hamilton
John Singer Sargent --
American
painter
1898
Tate Gallery, London
Oil on canvas
138.4 x 78.7 cm
painting signed
Presented by Gen. Sir
Ian Hamilton 1940
Jpg: Tate
Gallery
From: Tate Gallery
Display Caption
(26-Oct-1992)
Until the First World War
(1914-1918)
military service was still perceived as a noble and useful profession
for
the British aristocracy, who functioned as guardians of the British
Empire.
General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947) is portrayed as
Colonel and Commander of the 3rd Brigade of the Tirah Expeditionary
Force
on the N.W. Frontier of India. He broke his leg before the campaign and
was in fact unable to take part in the Battle of Dargai of 1897,
rejoining
his command only after the fighting had ceased. But like other
portraits
of this type, the picture does not represent a moment in the sitter's
life.
Instead, it is an emblematic image celebrating the sitter's
achievements
and social status.
(Tate
Gallery)
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