Satirical cartoon on poverty, WW1
A satirical cartoon by the German artist George Grosz, showing three people living in a slum. An elderly woman sits on a chair, a young boy is slumped at the table, and an invalid (or possibly even a dead body) lies in the bed. The caption (in German), a quotation from the poet Rilke, reads: Poverty is a great splendour from within
Picture No
10547825
Media ID
48017398
Size
3248px x 4889px
(1.5MB)
Credit
(c)Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans
Source
Robert Hunt Library
Date
1914-1918
