Swooping down on a taube
(1917)
plate 42 from the Building aircraft set, in The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals series, commissioned by the British Department of Information; published by the Fine Arts Society, London, 1917
Medium
lithograph
Measurements
40.1 × 29.8 cm (image) 47.8 × 39.0 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Government of Great Britain, 1919
© the Artist's Estate. All Rights Reserved 2011 / Bridgeman Art Library
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Edition
edition of 200
Inscription
chopmark (in image) l.l.: (lion and unicorn beside crowned shield; royal coat of arms)
label formerly on old mount, printed in ink u.l.: C. R. W. Nevinson. / SWOOPING DOWN ON A TAUBE. / A / 42
Accession Number
934-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Labour, Industry and Machinery Military and Warfare
Subjects (specific)
air forces biplanes diagonal military aircraft silhouettes sky World War I (global war, 1914-1918)