The British (La Baïonnette, November 8, 1917) - Gus Bofa
Image series :
Notice précédente Notice n°6 sur 18 Notice suivante
Date :
1917
Type of image :
Aquatinte, Mezzotinte
Storage Location :
2014-10797
Mentions in the image
Signed work
Description
History :
- Signed upper right "GUS BOFA".
Inscription lower left "JOCKS, TOMMIES, AND C.y.". Soldiers in the British Army were nicknamed "Tommies". Soldiers in the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands regiments were nicknamed "Jocks".
Technical Data
Notice #024638
Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Bibliography :
Nicolas Bianchi, De la caricature de guerre au roman national, Numéro Illustrer le roman national, 2025