The War Baby published in The Sphere
The War Baby published in The Sphere, No. 2071 on the 30th September 1939. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time, his wartime work was immensely popular and appeared in nearly every major news magazine, Allied, Neutral and Central Powers alike. Literally tens of millions of readers saw wartime events through the medium of Matania's weekly illustrations and, as such, he played an important role in defining people's mental image of what Great War battlefield scenes and soldiers looked like
Picture No
10725234
Media ID
45231586
Size
3739px x 5165px
(2.8MB)
Credit
©David Cohen Fine Art/Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Monochrome Watercolour
Date
1939
