Ringing the gas alarm on the Western Front by Philip Dadd
A British gas sentry rings a medieval church bell bearing figures of saints and armorial insignia (formerly hung in the shattered belfry shown in the background), to alert troops of a German gas attack. This front cover image was painted by Philip Dadd, a regular contributor to The Sphere. It was to be his last picture for the magazine as he was killed in France on 2 August 1916
Picture No
10823341
Media ID
46115976
Size
3500px x 5427px
(2.0MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Philip Dadd on the front cover of The Sphere, 12 August 1916
Date
1916
