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Brangwyn's 1914 design for a recruitment poster - <i>Britain's Call To Arms</i> - was judged too horrific by the War Office. However, the War Office dropped their demand to have the poster withdrawn when it became clear that <i>Britain's Call To Arms</i> drew recruits in huge numbers.\r\n \r\nIn this impression the faint markings below the falling helmet reveal the texture of the transfer paper on which the design was originally drawn. This enabled the image, reversed when transferred to the lithographic stone, to be drawn as it would appear when printed. However, use of transfer paper was unusual for Brangwyn, who usually drew directly on the stone.","physicalDescription":"'Put Strength In The Final Blow. Buy War Bonds'; Proof of a poster issued during the First World War; Portrait format lithograph printed in dark blue with hand colouring. Lettering at the foot of the image; above this a soldier, back to viewer, bayonets another, who falls backward to left of image. 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