Picture No | 10825267 |
Date | 1918 |
Description | Sphere cover - Italy receiving shield of gold by Matania |
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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.
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Source | Unattributed photograph in The Sphere, 16 March 1918 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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