A French and a British sailor embrace, with their ships inset below; representing alliance between the French and British navies. Coloured photographic postcard, 191-.
- Date:
- [between 1910 and 1919?]
- Reference:
- 2059500i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
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About this work
Description
Photo montage showing the two sailors holding their respective flags, with arms entwined and looking into each others' eyes. Below are their ships Jean-Bart and H.M.S. Indefatigable. Possibly representing joint Franco-British naval exercises off Malta? The flags and parts of the sailors' uniforms have been hand-coloured.
Publication/Creation
[Italy] : [publisher not identified], [between 1910 and 1919?] (Made in Italy)
Physical description
1 photographic postcard : print and gouache ; 8.8 x 13.6 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Souvenirs de Malta. Jean-Bart. H.M.S. Indefatigable
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "A commercially produced card (from Italy), hand coloured real photo montage. The two sailors are posed arms entwined and looking into each others eyes".
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2059500i
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Where to find it
Romantic fantasy and comic postcards
Location Status Access Closed stores