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Picture No 10825267
Date 1918
Description Sphere cover - Italy receiving shield of gold by Matania
Details

Front cover illustration by Sphere special artist Fortunino Matania showing Italy in allegorical human form (with an impressive chest plate protecting her bosoms!) receiving a shield of gold from her people. The picture was drawn for propaganda purposes and represented the amount of money raised through the public purchasing war bonds.
Source Unattributed photograph in The Sphere, 16 March 1918
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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