Level | Item |
Ref No | ST/5/1/2 |
Alt Ref No | T012 |
Title | Ink Drawing: "Getting Used to the 'Smiling Expression'" |
Date | 14 January 1914 |
Extent | 1 mounted ink drawing |
Name of Creator | Shepard; E H |
Description | One ink drawing on card depicting four Prussian officers looking at Leonardo Da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa'. Published in 'Punch' magazine on 14 Jan 1914. The caption states "Getting used to the 'smiling expression'. Our suggestion for a system of advanced physical training for Prussian officers, before taking up commands in the alsatian district where the population is said to be addicted to humour." |
Language | English |
Physical Description | Corners dented |
Format | Artwork |
Exhibitions | Kunstenaar in oorlogstijd. E.H. Shepard, tekenaar van Winnie-the-Pooh (Artist in wartime. E.H. Shepard, draughtsman of Winnie -the-Pooh) exhibition at Museum Huis Doorn in the Netherlands, August to December 2017. |