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design : female figure, skeletal, astride a skeletal horse which faces right. The woman holds a burnt-out torch in either
hand. In the background, on horizon, burning buildings
text : "1917" (left of figure) & "NACH HAUSE" (right of horse)
An original plaster study for a medallion by the French artist Emund Dulac (1882-1953) which was eventually cast in
bronze bearing the date '1918'. According to G F Hill ('A Guide to the Exhibition of Historical Medals in the British Museum', 1924)
Dulac's piece was a parody based on the German medal 'Nach Paris' by A Loewental, which incorrectly anticipated the capture of Paris by
German the invading forces in 1914, and carried on its reverse a near identical depiction of a 'fury of war' (see MED 800). Hill stated
that Dulac's medal was prepared in 1917, but 'the present bronze cast was not made until after the actual turn of the tide in 1918'. The
text on the plaster replica is translated as 'Homeward'. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Allegory British Capture of & 17/10/1918 commemorative Western Front & Allied Offensives 1918 & Lille | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Dulac, Edmund | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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