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Catalogue reference: INF 3/1325

POLITICAL CARTOONS: 'Back to the wall' - Churchill/ John Bull figure with bayonet, standing against wall over which Commonwealth troops are clambering.

Artist: Leslie Illingworth.

Media/Technique: There are signs of a graphite underdrawing. Gouache appears to have been applied to thick paper. Possibly other media has also been used.

Other media/information: Verso: Chinagraph pencil piece reference and a number in blue crayon.

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Date circa 1940
Source Back to the wall - Churchill John Bull figure, Commonwealth troops clambering over wall Artist Leslie Illingworth
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