Object details

Category
Art
Related period
Second World War (production), Second World War (content)
Creator
Lambert, E G
Production date
1941-07-19
Materials

Support: card

medium: Watercolour

medium: ink

medium: gouache

Catalogue number
Art.ILN: 2719

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