Sphere cover - German retreat from Lille, 1918

Front cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a scene in Lille when the British finally recaptured the town from the retreating Germans in October 1918. The scene illustrates a dispatch from the special correspondent of The Morning Post who described a female servant spreading the news that there were no Germans left in Lille

Fortunino Lille Maids Matania Recaptured Retreat Servants Sphere

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