Men of the Empire - to arms! Accession Number: ARTV00440

Description

British recruiting poster produced early in the war by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. This is a text-based poster employing alternating red and blue text to provide visual interest - the only imagery is the Royal Seal (located in the top centre). Red and blue lines border the work.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV00440
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 77.1 cm x 54.5 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1914
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Places

Units

Tags

Accession ARTV00440

More like this

Men of the empire - to arms!

Art ARTV04878 First World War, 1914-1918

A British recruiting poster produced early in the war by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (Poster No. 4). This is a text-based poster employing alternating red and blue text and the only imagery

"England expects every man to do his duty"

Art ARTV00437 First World War, 1914-1918

British First World war recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (poster No. 1). This is a text-based poster, with the only imagery being the seal of the Royal Charter (whi

"England expects every man to do his duty"...

Art ARTV04871 First World War, 1914-1918

British First World war recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (poster No. 1). This is a text-based poster, with the only imagery being the seal of the Royal Charter (whi

Fight for King and Empire

Art ARTV04941 First World War, 1914-1918

Recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee early in the war. This is a text based poster. The only image is the insignia of the Royal Charter. The title text is in blue let

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 25 August 2025 - 12.26 am