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Description: | J Lavery
image: A half-length portrait of Sir Cecil Burney in uniform. His face is cast in shadow and the sea is visible behind
him.
Sir Cecil Burney (1858 - 1929) was second in command of the Grand Fleet during the Battle of Jutland. He followed
Admiral Jellicoe to the Board of Admiralty in November 1916 but was not considered a success in this role. In September 1917 he became
Commander in Chief for the Coast of Scotland, based at Rosyth. Lavery's portrait was likely to have been painted soon after his
appointment.
Imperial War Museum commission
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Optimised | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | shipping Royal Navy 1914-1918 Cecil Military Personnel portrait / personification Royal Navy Burney Uniforms seascape First World War | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Lavery, John (Sir) (RA) (RSA) | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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