David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

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Admiral. Following successful naval campaigns on the Nile and in China he was made naval secretary in 1910. His prompt action in August 1914 at Heligoland Bight averted naval disaster, and his advance initiatives secured victory for the British Fleet under Admiral Jellicoe at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. As Commander of the Grand Fleet, Beatty accepted the surrender of the German High Sea Fleet in 1918. He served as First Sea Lord from 1921 to 1927.
Depicted aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

Date

1917

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 63.1 x W 75.9 cm

Accession number

5581

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1983

Work type

Painting

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