Sphere cover - Italy receiving shield of gold by Matania
Front cover illustration by Sphere special artist Fortunino Matania showing Italy in allegorical human form (with an impressive chest plate protecting her bosoms!) receiving a shield of gold from her people. The picture was drawn for propaganda purposes and represented the amount of money raised through the public purchasing war bonds
Picture No
14103766
Media ID
45632103
Size
3400px x 5220px
(2.5MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Sphere, 16 March 1918
Date
1918
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