Artist Unknown (A.R.?): French Canadian Come with us on the 150th Battalion C.M.R. Lt. Col. H. Barré. c.1915.

$2,450.00

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Artist Unknown (A.R.?) French Canadian Come with us on the 150thf Battalion C.M.R. Lt. Col. H. Barré. c.1915. Smiling recruiting sergeant is pictured beckoning recruits as he points to a frisky Gallic cock tearing apart the much larger Prussian eagle. The deep colors of the French flag in the background add resonance to the impressive image. Very rare. 44×32 near mint, conservation backed.

Bibliography. Marc Choko Canadian War Posters, plate II.