A welcome gift for the Kaiser's birthday

A welcome gift for the Kaiser's birthday

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Corbella, Tito, 1885-1966 artist
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Inter-Art Co., publisher.
Publication:
London : Inter-Art Co., [1915]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nurses
Decapitation
Skeleton
Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915.
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Postcard featuring a color illustration of a skeleton in a black robe delivering the head of Edith Cavell on a blood-dripping tray to a barbaric looking figure who is meant to represent the Kaiser. The Kaiser's right hand is bloody and there is blood on his seat and by his feet. A large raven is seated next to the Kaiser and there are decapited heads hanging from a tree and on the ground.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 postcard : 9 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Purchase ; Michael Zwerdling ; 2004 ; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101611751 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D04680
OCLC no.:
913560421
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101611751