The statue of the Earl Kitchener is an outdoor bronze statue by

John Tweed John Tweed (21 January 1869 – 12 November 1933) was a Scottish sculptor. Early life John Tweed was born at 16 Great Portland Street, Glasgow and studied at the Glasgow School of Art. He then trained with Hamo Thornycroft in London, and atten ...

depicting

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, (; 24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator. Kitchener came to prominence for his imperial campaigns, his scorched earth policy against the Boers, h ...

, installed in 1926 and located on the south side of Horse Guards Parade in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, United Kingdom. The sculpture stands on a Portland stone plinth. It contains the following inscription: KITCHENER/ 1850–1916/ ERECTED BY PARLIAMENT. The statue was cast by A. B. Burton at his

Thames Ditton Foundry The Thames Ditton Foundry was a foundry in Thames Ditton, Surrey, which operated from 1874 to 1939 and which under various owners produced numerous major statues and monuments as one of the United Kingdom's leading firms of bronze founders.

.Arthur Brian Burton (1860–1933) – British bronze sculpture founders and plaster figure makers, 1800–1980
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Statue of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum
The Courtauld Institute of Art
Upcoming, @ Kitchener Statue on Horse Guards Parade
(2014), The Kitchener Scholars Association 1926 establishments in the United Kingdom 1926 sculptures Bronze sculptures in the United Kingdom Cultural depictions of Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener Kitchener Grade II listed monuments and memorials Military memorials in London Outdoor sculptures in London Kitchener Kitchener Kitchener Whitehall {{UK-sculpture-stub