The Passing of a Hero by Matania, WW1
A moving scene by Sphere special artist, Fortunino Matania showing an Army padre reading a brief funeral service in the snow for a dead British soldier who lies, covered by a great coat on a stretcher in the centre of the picture while his comrades, and a Red Cross nurse stand to pay their respects
Picture No
10825238
Media ID
46681071
Size
5200px x 3345px
(2.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Fortunino Matania in The Sphere, 23 February 1918
Date
1918
