Advanced Search 
Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty, K.C.B., M.V.O., D.S.O., H.M.S. "Lion." Commander of the First Battle Cruiser Squadron, won distinction and early promotion by his services with the Nile gunboats in 1898, and two years later for gallantry in China. After reaching flag rank at the age of 39, he was appointed Naval Secretary to the First Lord. Was in commmand of the successful action at Heligoland Bight on August 28th, 1914, and at the Naval victory in the North Sea on January 24th, 1915, when the German Battle-Cruiser Bluecher was sunk.
Thumbnail-size images of copyrighted artworks are displayed under fair use, in accordance with guidelines recommended by the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts, published by the College Art Association in February 2015.
ADMIRAL SIR DAVID BEATTY.
Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty, K.C.B., M.V.O., D.S.O., H.M.S. "Lion." Commander of the First Battle Cruiser Squadron, won distinction and early promotion by his services with the Nile gunboats in 1898, and two years later for gallantry in China. After reaching flag rank at the age of 39, he was appointed Naval Secretary to the First Lord. Was in commmand of the successful action at Heligoland Bight on August 28th, 1914, and at the Naval victory in the North Sea on January 24th, 1915, when the German Battle-Cruiser Bluecher was sunk.
British
1915
Medium/Technique
Photogravure on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.8045
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: Photo. J. Russell & Sons, Southsea.
Back: divided. Mint.
War, Notabilities.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Photogravure" Postcard No.4313. Series IV.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN. Printed in England.
Back: divided. Mint.
War, Notabilities.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Photogravure" Postcard No.4313. Series IV.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING & QUEEN. Printed in England.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)