Brigadier-General H J Elles, CB, DSO, William Orpen, 1917 (World War I)

Elles was goc of heavy branch, machine gun corps, which evolved into the tank corps and later the royal tank corps. He commanded the tank corps from 1916 until the end of the war. Image: a half-length portrait of elles sitting on a reversed chair, his arms resting on the back, his head turned looking out at the viewer. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1917 (World War I). Dimensions: height: 91.4 cm (35.9 in) ; width: 76.2 cm (30 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Hugh Elles. Collection: Imperial War Museums. Hugh Elles portrait by William Orpen