Level | Item |
Ref No | ST/5/1/4 |
Alt Ref No | T047 |
Title | Ink Drawing: Prussian Professors and a German General |
Date | 14 October 1914 |
Extent | 1 ink drawing |
Name of Creator | Shepard; E H |
Description | One ink drawing on card depicting five Prussian professors examining a Red Cross arm band worn by a German general. Published in 'Punch' magazine on 14 Oct 1914. Caption reads: 'Facts from the Front - We learn (from German sources) that the professors of a celebrated Prussian University have conferred the honorary degree of doctor upon one of their distinguished generals on his departure to the front'. |
Language | English |
Physical Description | Pin hole on left and top right. Corners dented and creased. Some surface paper loss on reverse. Tear at bottom. |
Publication Note | Campbell, J. (2015) 'Shepard's War - E. H. Shepard - The Man Who Drew Winnie-the-Pooh' (London) Page 47. |
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. |