Title

'Journée du Poilu 25 et 26 Décembre 1915', French World War I poster, 1915. Artist: Maurice Neumont

Caption

'Journée du Poilu 25 et 26 Décembre 1915', French World War I poster, 1915. A soldier prepares to throw a grenade. 'Poilu' was the nickname given to the French infantry soldier of the First World War, the equivalent of the British 'Tommy'.

Date

1915

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B96_464

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,1Mb) / 11,4in x 17,1in / 3406 x 5142 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men arts art patriotism guy weapon weapons gun guns color colour throwing war century patriotic soldiers soldier rifle first world war wartime concept poster hand grenade grenade hero bomb heroic warfare heroism World War I WWI infantry weaponry World War One 1910s 20th century propaganda Art Media 1st World War French soldier WW1 poilu poster Maurice Neumont Maurice Louis Henri Neumont Neumont Maurice poster