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Title: Exhibition of war portraits : signing of the Peace treaty, 1919, and portraits of distinguished leaders of America and of the allied nations painted by eminent American artists for presentation to the National portrait gallery
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: National Art Committee Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Levy, Florence Nightingale, 1870-
Subjects: Portraits World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York : National Art Committee
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE By Douglas Volk, N.A.Presented tiy the City of Cincinnati Right Honorable DAVID LLOYD GEORGE,Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury ofGreat Britain since iqib. O.M., iqiq; D.C.L. Oxon.;LL.D. Wales; P.C., iqo5. Born in Manchester, 1863. Educated Llany-stymdwy Church School and privately. Solicitor1884; Member of Parliament (Liberal) for Karnarvonsince i8qo; President of the Board of Trade iqo5-iqoS; Chancellor of the Exchequer iqo8-iqi5; Min-ister of Munitions iqi5-iqib; Secretary of State forWar since iqib; Premier of Great Britain, December6, iqi6.
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FIELD-MARSHAL HAIG By John C. Johansen, N.A.Presented by the City of Chicago Field-Marshal Sir 130UGLAS HAIG, Commander-in-Chief of the British Armv on the Western Front.G.C.V.O.; G.C.B. Born at Edinhurj^h, i8bi. Military training atSandhurst. Entered the Seventh Hussars 1885;served through the Soudan War; leader of Britishtroops which relieved Kimberly, South Africa; wentto India, as Chief-of-Staff, iqoq; appointed to theAldershot Command 1Q12; when the Germans in-vaded Belgium, went to France in command of anArm\ Corps; commanded at retreat from Mons,August 21-23, iQ4. stemmed Germai Advances at^pres, November i, IQ14; upon retirement of Field-Xlarshal French, December iq, IQ15, appointedCommander-in-Chief; was in command at the \ictoryon the Somme.

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