The Freedom of the Seas The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals
Printmaker:
Brangwyn, Frank
Publisher:
Ministry of Information
Draughtsman:
Brangwyn, Frank
(After)
A group of fishermen in a small boat at sea recoil from a large octopus which they have caught in their net. The motif of the octopus (which appeared on propaganda maps of the nineteenth century) represents the inhuman spread of evil, its tentacles grasping for land and power.
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
Printed in three colours: black, green, orange. Blindstamp of Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (George V) as used by HM Government at lower left corner.
Accession number: P.14925-R(1)
Primary reference Number: 239815
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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