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"Over the Top": P.14926-R(17)

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Titles

"Over the Top"
The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Kennington, Eric Henri
Publisher: Ministry of Information
Draughtsman: Kennington, Eric Henri (After)

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Description

A soldier is seen at close-quarters from behind, climbing a ladder from the trench to go 'over the top'. Another soldier, helmeted head pressed downwards and face unseen, is seen doing the same further along the trench. In a narrow margin along the upper edge of the image, other soldiers are sketchily represented moving with heads down and bayonets out in front. A figure holding his arms up at upper left may have been shot down, but this is far from clear.

Notes

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.'

Legal notes

Given by the Ministry of Information, 1919

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1919) by Ministry of Information

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1917

Note

Monochrome print, in black ink only. Blindstamp of Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (George V) as used by HM Government at lower left. The paper is watermarked: 'HOLBEIN'.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14926-R(17)
Primary reference Number: 239832

Audit data

Created: Thursday 9 January 2020 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) ""Over the Top"" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/239832 Accessed: 2025-12-06 06:30:57

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