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title: Lawrence of Arabia Portrait
author: James McBey
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21497/lawrence-of-arabia-portrait/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-01-11
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# Lawrence of Arabia Portrait
_Authored by James McBey_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21497.png)
## Image Caption
A 1918 oil-on-canvas portrait by James McBey of T.E. Lawrence (1888-1935), better known as 'Lawrence of [Arabia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arabia/)' for his role in the Arab Revolt, which helped end the [Ottoman Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ottoman_Empire/)'s domination of the Middle East during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
McBey, J. (2025, December 18). Lawrence of Arabia Portrait. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
McBey, James. "Lawrence of Arabia Portrait." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 18, 2025. .
### MLA
McBey, James. "Lawrence of Arabia Portrait." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Dec 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/18131) by **James McBey**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 December 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.