Camouflage
This painting shows a large war ship in dazzle camouflage, used as a form of deception for enemy aircraft, mainly during WW1, not necessarily to conceal, but to make it much more difficult to estimate target range and speed, other smaller ships are nudging the sides of the vessel
Picture No
13750414
Media ID
45169872
Size
2906px x 2902px
(5.5MB)
Credit
© CLM Archive Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Painting from Colour Magazine Volume 10 July 1919, by John Noble (1874-1934)
Date
circa 1919
