Britain Needs You at Once
Date1915
Artist
unknown
(unknown)
Printer/Printmaker
Spottiswoode & Co., London
(British printing and publishing company, 19th century)
Illustration CitationWorld War I era British war poster published by Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London
MediumCommercial lithograph
Dimensionscomposition: 27 1/2 × 19 1/4 in. (69.9 × 48.9 cm)
sheet: 29 7/8 × 19 3/4 in. (75.9 × 50.2 cm)
sheet: 29 7/8 × 19 3/4 in. (75.9 × 50.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. Marshall Cole, 1973
Object number1973-94
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextAlthough St. George (patron saint of England) and the dragon are identified with Great Britain and its enemies, they - and their battle - also symbolized other combatant nations' struggle during World War I.
