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1918. The remaining drawings were exhibited later in London and were described as having "a freshness and authenticity that were not always apparent in the works of the official war artists." Unfortunately, many of these were destroyed by enemy action during the Second World War. He left the regiment at the end of the war but rejoined it in 1921 when the battalion was stationed at
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The portfolio contained: a brief biography of Pryse, an illustration of Pryse at work in his studio and an explanation of his method of working accompanied by a plate showing an illustration typical of his work and five other plates showing its production stages. Pryse's sepia-wash illustration shows
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By the end of 1916, Pryse had made an application to become a war artist, and towards the end of the war, was granted permission to sketch at the front and he was able to record the conditions of trench warfare in numerous water-colour drawings, but many of these were lost in the German offensive of
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He worked in Hammersmith from 1914 to 1925, but in 1925 travelled to Morocco and observed some of the fighting there against the French. He returned to the country and lived there for some years after 1950. Pryse was commissioned in 1924 to create a series of lithographs for the
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in London, as well as for the Labour Party, The British Red Cross, and for the Empire Marketing Board. One of his most famous posters, entitled
609: 564: 604: 190: 186: 58:, Pryse studied in London and Paris, and first won a prize at the Venice International Exhibition in 1907. In the same year, he joined the 624: 614: 599: 193:. In 1932 he married Muriel Anstace Theodora, daughter of the Rev. Laurence Farrall, and they had three daughters, one of whom, 569: 66:, a periodical of literature and the fine arts; the journal was printed in lithography. He was a regular exhibitor at the 634: 629: 429:
Pryse wrote an article on his experiences in the region: "Through the lines to Abd-El-Krim's Stronghold in the Rif,"
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During the Great War, Pryse produced a considerable body of lithographic work, some of it in colour under the title
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The Fall of Ostend: the digue during the embarkation of the Naval Division for Antwerp
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During the war, he also designed a number of posters including several published by
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Four Days: an account of a journey in France made between 28 and 31 August 1914
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The History & Records of Queen Victoria's Rifles 1792–1922
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The Retreat of the Seventh Division and Third Cavalry on Ypres
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Later, he served as a captain in the Queen Victoria's Rifles,
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The Connoisseur: An Illustrated Magazine for Collectors
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illustrating the extent and variety of life within the
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S., H., "Mr. Spencer Pryse's Lithographs of the War,"
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British cavalry bivouac during the battle on the Aisne
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London, Garton & Co., 1992, page 69 269:two standing, almost-naked, young women. 114:and the subsequent retirement along the 20: 620:Olympic competitors in art competitions 240:Indians and Motor Buses near Poperinghe 145:for three months during a coal strike. 547: 541:, with 4 library catalogue records 526:Works by or about Gerald Spencer Pryse 304:, 1957; see also Keeson, C.A. (1923). 610:British Army personnel of World War I 565:Military personnel from Staffordshire 42:(1882–1956) was a British artist and 210:The Fall of Ostend: La Gare Maritime 489:, 28 August 1915, pp. 305–308. 344:obituary, 30 November 1956, page 10 332:obituary, 30 November 1956, page 10 320:obituary, 30 November 1956, page 10 225:Antwerp Grand Place, September 1914 13: 473:Catalogue 56 : September 1993 465: 85: 14: 646: 625:20th-century English male artists 500: 308:. 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His work was part of the 171: 70:, and contributed works to 32:) in the collection of the 10: 651: 635:Territorial Force officers 630:20th-century lithographers 166:The Art of the Illustrator 382:(204): 223. 1 August 1918 179:British Empire Exhibition 494:The International Studio 471:Garton & Co (1993). 255: 123:King's Royal Rifle Corps 26:Bathers by the Atlantic 444:"Gerald Spencer Pryse" 62:, and helped to found 36: 585:English lithographers 575:English male painters 355:Art and the Great War 230:Fugitives in Soissons 164:for inclusion in his 127:Third Battle of Ypres 24: 535:Gerald Spencer Pryse 431:Blackwood's Magazine 191:1932 Summer Olympics 40:Gerald Spencer Pryse 595:World War I artists 590:British war artists 580:English printmakers 539:Library of Congress 203:The Autumn Campaign 195:Tessa Spencer Pryse 104:Battle of the Marne 37: 521:Project Gutenberg 482:, pp. 48–53. 129:where he won the 642: 530:Internet Archive 475:. 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trial proof
British Museum
lithographer
Ashton
Fabian Society
Senefelder Club
Punch
Strand Magazine
The Graphic
Siege of Antwerp
Battle of the Marne
Aisne
Ostend
River Yser
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Third Battle of Ypres
Military Cross
Croix de Guerre
Wormwood Scrubs
Frank Pick
Underground Electric Railways Company of London
Percy Bradshaw
British Empire Exhibition
British Empire
art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
Tessa Spencer Pryse
"The Connoisseur Bookshelf"
The Connoisseur: An Illustrated Magazine for Collectors

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