"1922": surreal illustration of political and social events in the immediate post- First World War period. Images include the figure of Jesus Christ being watched by the wounded figure of Labour and a high ranking military officer; politicians, including David Lloyd George, in discussion; a wealthy couple in evening clothes looking towards a poor / unemployed group of figures; the Whitehall cenotaph, with a soldier in uniform pointing towards someone laying a wreath; violence and assassination is in the background. The name Aylott is in the bottom right corner, possibly artist Aylott


Size: 3300px × 2104px
Photo credit: © SocialHistoryImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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