Who's absent? Is it you? Accession Number: ARTV03940

Description

British recruiting poster produced by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee. Depicts John Bull, resplendent in a Union Jack waistcoat, pointing at the viewer. Behind him is a group of buildings on fire, and a line of khaki-uniformed British soldiers. The title runs across the upper part of the poster, and the remainder of the text occupies the bottom part. The entirety is surrounded by a brown border.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV03940
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
Printer
Andrew Reid and Co
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 74.4 cm x 50.4 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1915
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1937
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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