| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ARTV00448 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 49.3 x 74 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | lithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Seargeant Bros |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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1805 "England Expects" 1915: Are you doing your duty today?
Description
British recruiting committee poster; No. 101. Depicts Horatio Nelson against the backdrop of First World War battleships silhouetted against a setting sun. By including the black and white drawing of Nelson in the foreground, the poster alludes to his great sacrifice during The Battle of Trafalgar; Nelson was injured during the course of the battle, and subsequently died. He became a national hero, and a rallying point for Britons as the Napoleonic wars dragged on. The title runs across the top and bottom of the poster, in white on a brown background. It asks the viewer, 'Are you doing your duty to-day?'.
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