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"Transporting Troops" Convoy of Transports with attendant Destroyers The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals
Printmaker:
Pears, Charles
Publisher:
Ministry of Information
Draughtsman:
Pears, Charles
(After)
A scene at sea of a large ship in the centre middleground, viewed from below, rows of men visible on the open deck.
History note: From the printed Annual Report, 1919: 'A collection of sixty-six large lithographic prints by Muirhead Bone, Eric Kennington, George Clausen, R.A., Frank Brangwyn, A.R.A., C.R.W. Nevinson, William Rothenstein, Charles Pears, Claude Shepperson, A.S. Hartrick, and other artists, illustrating The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals, have been received from the Ministry of Information, under whose auspices these splendid lithographs were made.'
Given by the Ministry of Information, 1919
Method of acquisition: Given (1919) by Ministry of Information
20th Century
Production date:
AD 1917
Monochrome, printed in black ink. Signed and dated within a fillet drawn into the scene at lower right, the name in open lettering: 'CHAS. PEARS. 1917'. Blindstamp of Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (George V) as used by HM Government at lower left.
Accession number: P.14934-R(64)
Primary reference Number: 239887
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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