Eastward ho! – Vintage Wall Art
![Eastward ho!, 1902 July 16 [publication date] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b4/b455c41a366d-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Eastward ho!, a historic drawing rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Britannia hands Lord Kitchener over to India in this drawing, captioned "We can ill spare him; but you see we give you of our best." Kitchener had just finished commanding British forces in the South African War, which ended in 1902, and he was then appointed commander in chief in India, where he served for about seven years. The cartoon's joke rests on the image of the empire lending its most celebrated soldier to a distant colony. The drawing, in India ink and white over pencil on illustration board, is dated July 16, 1902.
| Created / published | 1902 July 16 [publication date] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : India ink over pencil, with opaque white on illustration board ; 43.8 x 30.4 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener was appointed British army commander in India. During his seven years in India |
| Notes | Inscribed below title: Britannia (to India) We can ill spare him; but you see we give you of our best." No copyright information found with item. Signed |
| Subjects | Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener,--Earl,--1850-1916. Britannia--1900-1910. Colonists--English--India--1900-1910. Military officers--English--India--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,164 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156789 |
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