Ye Berlyn tapestrie : John Hassall's satirical First World War panorama

First published in 1915. - "Ye Berlyn Tapestrie" was created by pioneering illustrator John Hassall as a light-hearted reaction to the public outrage and anti-German propaganda following Kaiser Wilhelm's invasion of neutral Belgium on 4 August 1914. Parodying the most well-known picto...

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Other Authors: Hassall, John (Illustrator)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Bodleian Library , 2014=1915
Subjects:
Karikatur
Weltkrieg
Bildband
Author Notes:John Hassall
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