File:EdwardBulfin.jpg
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Summary
James McBey: Lieutenant General Sir Edward S. Bulfin (1862–1939), KCB, CVO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Portrait of General Sir Edward Bulfin
Edward Bulfin was born in Woodtown Park, Rathfarnham, Co Dublin the second son of Patrick Bulfin and Teresa Clare Carroll. He was educated at Stonyhurst College, and then at Kensington Catholic Public School. Although he attended Trinity College, Dublin, he did not take a degree, choosing a military career instead. As General during World War I, he established a reputation as an excellent commander. He was most noted for his actions during the First Battle of Ypres, when he organized impromptu forces to slow down the German assault. |
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Depicted people | Edward Bulfin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 1 December 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 53.3 cm (20.9 in) ; width: 38.1 cm (15 in) dimensions QS:P2048,+53.3U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,+38.1U174728 |
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institution QS:P195,Q749808 |
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IWM ART 2472 (Imperial War Museums) |
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Place of creation | Beirut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | gift from the artist, 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JPEG file comment | CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), default quality |
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