'Le Bon Français' - Le Bon Français se bat pour son pays [The Good Frenchman - The Good Frenchman Fights for His Country] | Imperial War Museums

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Object description

image: A square format illustration with lettered panel below. Poilu left centre facing right. In full kit with his left knee resting on earth mound, he brandishes hand grenades in both left and right hand, his left arm upraised. To the right he is faced by a large explosion with billowing smoke extending to the background. The whole design is bordered in red and blue watercolour freehand.

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5008/c

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First World War (production), First World War (content)

Creator

Arnoux, Guy (Undefined)
Devambez, Paris (printer)

Production date

1916

Materials

Support: laid paper

medium: stencil

medium: line block

Dimensions

Support: Height 311 mm, Width 238 mm

Catalogue number

Art.IWM BUTE 78 c

Part of

Bute Collection of Fine and Popular Prints [Part 2]

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