Picture No | 10824003 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | Sphere cover - His Xmas letter from the trenches, Matania |
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Front cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania of a British soldier writing a letter home to his family at Christmas, using an ammunition box as a makeshift desk in the trench he is in. Round about are sandbags, his rifle and a brazier to provide warmth.
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Source | Front cover illustration by Fortunino Matania for The Sphere, 23 December 1916 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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