Lord Swinton, KBE, CB, DSO, (painting).

Lord Swinton, KBE, CB, DSO, (painting).

Abrahamsen, Christian, b. 1887, painter.

Lord Swinton, KBE, CB, DSO, (painting).

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Approx. 34 x 21 1/2 in.

(Lower right:) Chr. Abrahamsen 1918 signed

Portrait of Major General E. D. Swinton, inventor of the British tank, his body turned to the left, and his gaze directed off to the left. He is dressed in his military uniform.

Portrait male -- Swinton, E. D. -- Waist length

Occupation -- Military -- General

Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, 502 West Water Street, Decorah, Iowa 52101 Accession Number: 1983.106.026

The portrait was painted while Swinton was in the U.S. on a lecture tour in 1918. The painting was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1918 and 1939.

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, 2016.

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