PR.1921.23.ai_01
Type
drawing; watercolour
Title
Dug-outs, Ypres and Yser Canal
Maker of the object
Farrell, Frederick Arthur (1882 - 1935, Scottish)
Materials
chalk, watercolour, paper
Place
Belgium, Ypres and Yser Canal (place associated)
Description
Shows safe bunkers and dugouts in the banks of the Yser Canal during World War I. Footprints lead from a makeshift bridge across the frozen canal through the snow to Nissen huts. Crosses mark the graves of fallen soldiers, and there are ruined buildings in the background.
Measurements
unframed: 132 mm x 206 mm
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