Prints, advertising; Image of Belgian Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier in full regalia standing with a wounded man at his feet and praying people in the background as a symbol of Belgium's resistance to German occupation in World War I. Date supplied from Hardie, M. War Posters issued by belligerent and neutral nations, 1914-1919, Item 22. "Lapina. Imp. Paris."--text, bottom center margin. "D. / Charles / Fouqueray"--text, artist's signature in stone, bottom right of image. "Tout possesseur / de cet / exemplaire / pourra s'exposer / a des poursuites / judiciaires."--text in circular frame, bottom center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 115.89 x 77.95 cm (45 5/8 x 30 11/16 in.)
Mercier, Désiré, 1851-1926--Portraits Clergy--Pictorial works War casualties--Pictorial works World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Belgium Lithographs--Color--1900-1925. (gmgpc) War posters--French--1910-1920. (gmgpc)
Source
Huntington Collection World War I Your Country Calls Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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