Crédit Commercial De France. 4ème Emprunt de la Défense Nationale - 1918. Souscrivez pour la victoire et pour le triomphe de la liberté

Jonas, Lucien, 1880-1947

This French World War I poster, created by artist Lucien Jonas in 1918, features a charcoal and pastel-style illustration on a tan background. At the top, the text "CRÉDIT COMMERCIAL DE FRANCE" is printed in a simple, dark font. Three soldiers appear in the foreground. The central image depicts a French soldier in a blue-grey uniform and a dark Adrian helmet, positioned in the lower right and looking forward. A woman in a flowing gown with arms outstretched, appears to float in the sky above a line of silhouetted soldiers marching with rifles across the middle ground. In the lower left, another soldier sits on the ground with his back to the viewer, holding a rifle. The bottom of the poster contains the text "4ème EMPRUNT DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE" followed by "Souscrivez pour la Victoire et pour le triomphe de la Liberté" in a combination of block and cursive lettering.

Title

Crédit Commercial De France. 4ème Emprunt de la Défense Nationale - 1918. Souscrivez pour la victoire et pour le triomphe de la liberté

Creator

Jonas, Lucien, 1880-1947, artist

Published

France, 1918

Full Collection Name

French war posters from the First World War, circa 1914-1918

Project Name

War Posters

Other Identifiers

BANC PIC 2005.003:007--F

Subject (Topic)

World War, 1914-1918--France--Posters

Type

Image

Extent

1 print (poster)

Archive

The Bancroft Library

Note

The Gregory Collection
Part of: French war posters and broadsides from the First World War

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Collection

French WWI posters

Source of Description

Image description generated by AI (Gemini 3.0 Fast) and reviewed, January 2026 .