A small Parian bust of Lord Kitchener by Robinson & Leadbeater

A small Parian bust of Lord Kitchener by Robinson & Leadbeater sculpted by W C Lawton and dated 1900.

Shown in The Parian Phenomenon p236 fig 774

Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850 – 1916) served with distinction as a British Army officer in the Sudan, the Boer War and India before being appointed Consul-General in Egypt. Kitchener became Secretary of State for War at the beginning of World War I and his face is still familiar nowadays from the iconic poster “Your Country Needs You”. Kitchener died in 1916 when his ship struck a German mine. 

Height: 20½ cm (8”)

Condition: Excellent