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Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the First World War. 1914-1916]
- Date
- 1915 - 1916
- By
- Bell, William Frederick, 1895-1920; Hay, John (Sir), active 1960s
- Reference
- A-222
- Description
Caricatures of life in the trenches in France, including a caricature of Major-General Sir A. H. Russell (A-222-013). Numbers A-222-001/012 are originals for the publication 'Shell shocks...' (London, Jarrold, 1916).
Quantity: 13 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Ink, pencil, Chinese white, crayon, watercolour, sizes vary
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 13 drawing(s), Caricatures, Cartoons (Commentary), Works of art, Ink, pencil, Chinese white, crayon, watercolour, sizes vary
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Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :There - at last! Dear Mum, I am now in the trenches...
Date: 1915 - 1916
From: Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the First World War. 1914-1916]
By: Bell, William Frederick, 1895-1920
Reference: A-222-002
Description: A disconsolate-looking soldier peering over the tops of sandbags from a trench. An original drawing for the British publication 'Shell shocks' (London, Jarrold, 1916) Inscriptions: Recto - top centre - Title in pencil; also alternative title in indelible pencil and pencil below work; on verso W F Bell, 3rd Bugle Workshop, N. Z. R. B. in ink Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil & ink, 213 x 208 mm (irregular)
Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :Operations in the rear - Fritz registers on the bee...
Date: 1915 - 1916
From: Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the First World War. 1914-1916]
By: Bell, William Frederick, 1895-1920
Reference: A-222-008
Description: A German bomb exploding and causing two horses, a cart, its driver and barrels of beer to go in many directions An original drawing for the British publication 'Shell shocks' (London, Jarrold, 1916) Inscriptions: Recto - top centre - Title in pencil; also additional title in pencil below work; and the initials W F B., lower right Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, 264 x 361 mm (irregular)
Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :A lightning sketch of our G. O. C. Major-General Si...
Date: 1915 - 1916
From: Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the First World War. 1914-1916]
By: Bell, William Frederick, 1895-1920
Reference: A-222-007
Description: A profile view of Sir Andrew Russell. He is wearing his Army uniform and is seated in a cane chair, on grass, reading a magazine or newspaper An original drawing for the British publication 'Shell shocks' (London, Jarrold, 1916) Other Titles - General Officer Commanding , Aide de Camp Inscriptions: Recto - top left - Title in ink; also additional title in ink and pencil below work and signature in crayon, lower right Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Crayon & Chinese white, 311 x 230 mm
Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :Sympathy from the billet in the barn. 'I say, Short...
Date: 1916
From: Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the First World War. 1914-1916]
By: Bell, William Frederick, 1895-1920
Reference: A-222-009
Description: Two soldiers looking out from under a thatched barn roof at a passing soldier trudging through the rain with tools, his rifle and an enormous pack on his back. An original drawing for the British publication 'Shell shocks' (London, Jarrold, 1916) Inscriptions: Recto - top centre - Title in pencil; also W F Bell, (N. Z. R. B), France /16. crayon lower right. On the verso, two slightly different versions of a conversation between the men under shelter and the laden man in the rain Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Crayon, 312 x 245 mm (irregular)
Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :Joys of war. 'Baksheesh's'. W. F. Bell, France. [19...
Date: 1915 - 1916
From: Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the First World War. 1914-1916]
By: Bell, William Frederick, 1895-1920
Reference: A-222-006
Description: A cheerful-looking soldier seated on his trunk, a pipe and four cigarettes in his mouth, cigarette buts at his feet, his helmet upturned and filled with further packets and tins of cigarettes. He is reading a magazine called Blighty ... [illegible] of Rumour An original drawing for the British publication 'Shell shocks' (London, Jarrold, 1916) Inscriptions: Recto - top centre - Title in pencil; also alternative title in indelible pencil and pencil below work; W F Bell, France, in ink, lower right Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil & ink, 278 x 184 mm (irregular)
Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :The enemy in our midst. More effective than Keating...
Date: 1915 - 1916
From: Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the First World War. 1914-1916]
By: Bell, William Frederick, 1895-1920
Reference: A-222-004
Description: An English soldier in the trenches in France, aiming his bayonet at two bugs, probably body-lice. An original drawing for the British publication 'Shell shocks' (London, Jarrold, 1916) Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - W F Bell Also title above and below work and crossed out alternative title below 'The louse hunt' Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil, Chinese white, 247 x 193 mm
Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :Le fils de son pere. (La classe 1928) [1916?]
Date: 1915 - 1916
From: Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the First World War. 1914-1916]
By: Bell, William Frederick, 1895-1920
Reference: A-222-001
Description: A winking child dressed in his father's huge boots and cap, and smoking a pipe. Probably a child seen in France during the first World War An original drawing for the British publication 'Shell shocks' (London, Jarrold, 1916) Other Titles - His father's son. The class of 1928 [translation] Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - W F Bell, N. Z. R. B., France. Also title on reverse in ink Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink & wash, 228 x 132 mm
Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :To our trusty & well beloved C. W. Melvill, Lieut. ...
Date: 1915 - 1916
From: Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the First World War. 1914-1916]
By: Bell, William Frederick, 1895-1920; Melvill, Charles William, 1878-1925
Reference: A-222-013
Description: A testimonial showing a soccer goal keeper calmly looking at a bomb landing nearby, with a list of suggestions for playing soccer despite German bombardment. To the left are parts of uniforms and a gun with bayonet; above is the Regiment's motto, 'Soyes ferme' placed above a row of sandbags, with barbed wire and no-man's land beyond An original drawing for the British publication 'Shell shocks' (London, Jarrold, 1916) Other Titles - Phosgene Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - W. F. Bell, France, in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink & watercolour, 288 x 242 mm (glued to card)
Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :Better than fuse-tops. 'Men will be given every fac...
Date: 1915 - 1916
From: Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the First World War. 1914-1916]
By: Bell, William Frederick, 1895-1920
Reference: A-222-010
Description: A cheerful-looking soldier guarding his 'souvenir', a German prisoner, squashed into a bunker An original drawing for the British publication 'Shell shocks' (London, Jarrold, 1916) Inscriptions: Recto - top left - Title in ink; also additional title in ink, lower left and W F Bell, France in crayon lower right. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Crayon, 315 x 230 mm
Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :Coppers we have met. Yala! Imshi! Bon jour Monsieur...
Date: 1915 - 1916
From: Bell, William Frederick, 1896-1920 :[Caricatures and cartoons relating to the First World War. 1914-1916]
By: Bell, William Frederick, 1895-1920
Reference: A-222-005
Description: In the background, centre, an Egyptian policeman wearing a fez, a sword at his belt; in the foreground to the right, a genial-looking gendarme with an enormous belly. An original drawing for the British publication 'Shell shocks' (London, Jarrold, 1916) Inscriptions: Recto - top centre - Title in pencil; also appropriate conversation below in pencil and the artist's signature and location in ink, lower left Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil & ink, 310 x 182 mm