Your king and country need you... Accession Number: ARTV05305

Description

British First World War recruitment poster issued by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (Poster No. 18). It features an illustration showing an aged veteran shaking the hand of soldier about to board a train at a station. There are civilians farewelling others in background. The caption accompanying the image is ' A chip off the old block'. The illustration is positioned centrally and set against a red background. The title text in white lettering is positioned above and below the image.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV05305
Artist
Lawson Wood
Publisher
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
Printer
Dobson Molle & Co. Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: lithograph
Measurement
sheet: 74.8 x 50 cm
Medium
lithograph
Date Made
1914
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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