MS 543 4
Reference code
MS 543 4
Title
Papers of Geoffrey Gunther: Sketches and caricatures by Geoffrey Gunther
Level
Series
Administrative / Biographical history
Geoffrey R. Gunther was one of 3 brothers. He attended Eton (M.D.H.) and served as 2nd Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards during WWI. He was killed at Preux-le-Sar, France, on 4th November 1918 ( a week before the Armistice). His youngest brother, Leslie, died in an aeroplane crash in 1922.
Date
1917-1918
Extent & medium
49 items
Content description
49 sketches and caricatures drawn by Gunther during his time at the front. They feature fellow men at the front as well as people he knew from home. The majority, but not all, of the items are dated (either 1917 or 1918). Mixture of ink and pencil. Some caricatures are named.
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