MURDER OF EDITH CAVELL, by George Bellows, 1918
MURDER OF EDITH CAVELL, by George Bellows, 1918, American print, lithograph. Edith Cavell, an English nurse, descending prison stairs prior to her execution for espionage during WW1. She departs from a priest and soldiers toward the German firing squad in the darkness on the far right. Actress Anna Neagle played the title role in the 1939 Hollywood film, NURSE EDITH CAVELL (BSLOC_2017_7_130)
Picture No
11965141
Media ID
45354906
Size
3000px x 2280px
(2.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
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