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Description: | Concept: recruiting, uniform, empire / commonwealth, portrait / personification, propaganda, royalty Description: whole: the image occupies the whole. The title is integrated and positioned in the centre right, in red. The text is integrated and positioned in the lower right, in black. All set against a white background, and held within a black border. image: a full-length depiction of Kaiser Wilhelm II in military uniform on a battlefield. He holds up a piece of paper which reports that thousands of Irish men are joining the British Army. He slumps onto the ground in shock, grasping his head and knocking his helmet off. In the background, a shell explodes. text: IRELAND'S OLD FIGHTING SPIRIT THOUSANDS JOINING THE COLOURS Issued by the Department of Recruiting for Ireland. M.CAW, STEVENSON AND ORR, LTD., DUBLIN AND BELFAST. - Wt. 5360 - 7500 Object: helmet, sword | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Printer: McCaw, Stevenson and Orr Ltd, Dublin and Belfast Publisher/Sponsor: Department of Recruiting for Ireland Associated Person: Wilhelm II, Kaiser of Germany | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=3309... | Go to resource |
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