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Naval Officers of World War I
Naval Officers of World War I is a large oil on canvas painting by Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope, completed in 1921. It was commissioned by South African financier Sir Abraham Bailey, 1st Baronet to commemorate the Royal Navy officers who commanded British fleets in the First World War. Cope's painting was first exhibited at the Royal Academy summer exhibition in 1921 and donated to the National Portrait Gallery that year.
Background.
Bailey commissioned two other commemorative portraits, "General Officers of World War
and Reginald Tupper, who commanded the 10th Cruiser Squadron in the Northern Patrol.
The painting is held by the National Portrait Gallery but was not exhibited for several decades due to its poor condition. After restoration, it went back on display in May 2014 to commemorate the centenary of the beginning of the First World War.
References.
- "Naval Officers of World War I", National Portrait Gallery
- Key, National Portrait Gallery
- Andrew Lambert, "Naval Officers of World War I",