Come the three corners of the world in arms…
F. T. Chapman, English, active early 20th century
1942-1945
Lithograph on paper
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 11 in. (38 × 28 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Transferred from the Dartmouth College Library
2014.79.37
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
In image, lower center: APPEASEMENT; below image, center: Come the three corners of the world in arms, / And we shall shock them. Nought shall make us rue, / If England to itself do rest but true.; below image, bottom right: BRITISH WAR RELIEF SOCIETY, INC. / Original wood engraving by F. T. Chapman. / 500 copies printed on English hand made paper.
Provenance
Rudolph Ruzicka (1883-1978); given to the Dartmouth College Library, likely through the Estate of Tatiana Ruzicka (1915-1995) courtesy of Edward Connery Lathem (1926-2009); transferred to present collection.
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