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Hiding behind "Bobs"

Poster
first quarter 20th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Gould, Francis Carruthers (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (printed)
Great Britain (issued)

'Hiding behind “Bobs”. The Khaki Issue … Don’t be deceived by the Tory attempt to use Lord Roberts for Party purposes'. Colour lithograph political poster. Signed.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Propaganda
Politics
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleHiding behind "Bobs"
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Printing Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Hiding behind “Bobs”. The Khaki Issue … Don’t be deceived by the Tory attempt to use Lord Roberts for Party purposes'. Colour lithograph political poster, making reference to Field Marshal Lord Roberts. Design by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould. Great Britain. First quarter 20th century.
Physical description
'Hiding behind “Bobs”. The Khaki Issue … Don’t be deceived by the Tory attempt to use Lord Roberts for Party purposes'. Colour lithograph political poster. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 74.5cm
  • Width: 51.7cm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
(Signed.)
Subjects depicted
Politics
Election
Conservatism
Association
Roberts, Frederick (1st Earl Roberts)
Bibliographic references
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Other number
16/C4 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3301-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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