Title

'The Boers tried hard to recapture him', 1899, (1945). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'The Boers tried hard to recapture him', 1899, (1945). Churchill was captured during the Boer War. He had only been in captivity about four weeks when he escaped on the evening of 12th December 1899. This is the wanted poster that was created to try and sceure his capture. From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd., London, 1945]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1899

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D03_159

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,1Mb (4,7Mb) / 12,5in x 16,6in / 3736 x 4968 (300dpi)

Keywords

arts book war text century price handwriting arrest award literature concept poster B&W 1940s lettering MONOCHROME Forties 19th century black & white black and white B W warrant 20th century nineteenth century The Print Collector Boer Wars decade object wanted poster Unknown Churchill Sir Winston Churchill Winston Sir Winston Winston Churchill Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Ben Tucker lower case german text Mr Churchill Ltd Winston Churchill Life in Pictures Ben Tucker Benjamin Tucker Sagall Press Ltd Sagall Press Sir Winston Churchill Ben Tucker Sagall Press Ltd object