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James McBey: Lieutenant General Sir Edward S. Bulfin (1862–1939), KCB, CVO  wikidata:Q119181066 reasonator:Q119181066
Artist
James McBey  (1883–1959)  wikidata:Q6139167
 
James McBey
Alternative names
James Mcbey; James MacBey
Description British painter, etcher and drawer
Artist
Date of birth/death 23 December 1883 Edit this at Wikidata 1 December 1959 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Newburgh Edit this at Wikidata Tangier Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q6139167
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Title
Lieutenant General Sir Edward S. Bulfin (1862–1939), KCB, CVO Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Lieutenant General Sir Edward S. Bulfin (1862–1939), KCB, CVO Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Lieutenant General Sir Edward S. Bulfin (1862–1939), KCB, CVO Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
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.
Depicted people Edward Bulfin Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1 December 1918 Edit this at Wikidata
Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 53.3 cm (20.9 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 38.1 cm (15 in) Edit this at Wikidata
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) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation Beirut Edit this at Wikidata
Credit line gift from the artist, 1919
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  • Signature, location and date bottom left:
    James McBey / Beyrout / December 1918 Edit this at Wikidata
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This photograph Art.IWM ART 2472 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
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File:Lieut-general Sir Edward S Bulfin, Kcb, Cvo Art.IWMART2472.jpg

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