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Description: | datestamp, Nov 19 1915
monogram, EB
signed & 19/40 & signed in the plate
title, in caps
image: Four figures in a landscape facing right. Three poilus and one German spy disguised as an old woman. Behind the spy
one bearded poilu in regulation greatcoat and kepi lifts the skirts of the disguise with the muzzle of his rifle to reveal a pair of German
army boots. His amused companion lights his pipe, puffing smoke rings. The third poilu, presumably an NCO, has his right arm around the
shoulder of the spy while pointing with his left out of the picture and giving him false information. The spy himself is slightly stooped,
his head wrapped in a large scarf and balanced on two walking sticks, shows an expression of some apprehension. In the background on the
horizon to the right of the composition a farmhouse burns. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | 01/3(4-15) Weapons DE.A Military Personnel FR.A Landscape careless talk / security Caricature | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Bernard, Edouard | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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