Recruits

Recruits

Item Information

Title:
Recruits
Description:
Copley's first response to the First World War was The Recruits. A study of a squad of men marching, still in civilian dress. The men, some old and others little more than boys, are each closely observed and their faces fully realised.
Artist:
Copley, John, 1875-1950
Name on Item:
John Copley
Date:
1915
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Lithographs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
John Copley (1875-1950). Lithographs
Subjects:
Recruiting & enlistment
Military service
Marching
World War, 1914-1918
Places:
England > London
Extent:
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 50 x 62 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/mp48wj522
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) John Copley
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Wright: W. 113
Handwritten on item: Own proof J.C.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Albert H. Wiggin; May 1946
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Wright, Harold J. L. “The lithographs of John Copley and Ethel Gabain.” Albert Roullier Art Galleries, 1924, Chicago.
Notes (object):
Second state. Effect much darker, now. Edition: 7.
Identifier:
18_23_000268
Barcode:
36666000015210