Epiphany 1941: Britannia and Germania Embracing

David Jones (1895 - 1974)

Imperial War Museum London

1941

David Jones served in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers during the First World War and many years later, in 1937, published a book entitled 'In Parenthesis'. It is dedicated to, among others, 'the enemy front-fighters who shared our pains against whom we found ourselves by misadventure', a clear indication of his solidarity with the enemy that finds further expression in this drawing. The inscription 'Oh Sisters Two, what shall we do' is a line from the Coventry Carol, associated with the theme of the Massacre of the Innocents.

• Medium: pencil, ink & watercolour
• Dimensions: 30.5 x 24.5cm
• Art Fund Grant: £5000 ( Total: £10,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1987
• Vendor: Anthony d'Offay Gallery

Provenance

T.E.Burns; Antony d'Offay Ltd.

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