Poster for the Quatrième Emprunt National, 1918
Also known as: Affiche voor de Quatrième Emprunt National, 1918
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1918
Three soldiers in a trench look at Strasbourg Cathedral, flying the French flag – as a symbol of the desired peace. During the First World War, the French state issued four 'emprunts nationaux', through which citizens could lend money to the state to finance the war. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-1919-366; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique color lithography, lining; measurements height 808 mm x width 602 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper
- Technique
- color lithography, lining
- Measurements
- height 808 mm x width 602 mm
- Dimensions museum
- height 808 mm x width 602 mm
Identification
- Original title
- Affiche voor de Quatrième Emprunt National, 1918
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- RP-P-1919-366
- Museum classification
- print · poster
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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