John Singer Sargent
Sir Charles Macpherson Dobell
Dated: 1919

From Christies

Sir Charles Macpherson Dobell (1869-1954), The Royal Welch Fusileers, served in field command positions in Africa and Palestine during World War One, and he was knighted and promoted to Lieutenant-General following his endeavours as commander of an Anglo-French force tasked with the capture of Cameroon. He was mentioned in dispatches nine times.

(Christies)

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General Officers of the Great War

1922

Study for General Officers of the Great War

Notes:

Biliography

D. McKibbin, Sargent's Boston, Boston, 1956, pp. 92 and 97.

Sold at Christies, London,  Nov 19, 2004,

Lot Number 148,  Sale Number 6955, (Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 British pounds) Sold 50,190. British pounds

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