Your king and country need you to maintain the honour and glory of the british empire Accession Number: ARTV01310

Description

This is a First World War poster designed by Lawson Wood aimed at encouraging the enlistment of men into the army to help support the British empire. The central image on the poster depicts a Scottish soldier at a street corner in Belgium. The white and back text appear above and below the imaged clearly aimed at encouraging support for the British army.

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Accession Number
ARTV01310
Artist
Lawson Wood
Publisher
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
Printer
Dobson Molle & Co. Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 74.8 x 50 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1914
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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