German Cruelty to British Prisoners Accession Number: ARTV03928

Description

Text based British poster. There is no image. The text is framed by a red and brown border, and the writing is also red or brown ink. The title runs from the upper left corner to to the upper right corner and is printed in red ink. The text draws attention to alleged human rights abuses committed by Germans against British prisoners of war. Kitchener (also known as Kitchener of Khartoum because of his involvement in the final Sudanese campaign), compares the brutality of the Germans with 'the same barbarous savagery as the Sudan Dervishes.'

Details

Accession Number
ARTV03928
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
Printer
Hudson & Son
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 73.6 x 50.2 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
c.1914
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1937
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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