A night march to the line Accession Number: ART93359.004

Description

Depicts an officer on horseback leading a troop of soldiers wearing tin helmets and bearing arms. Another officer walks down the side of the troop formation as if inspecting them for the last time before they embark for the front. They stand in marching formation on a road; the last buildings of a village stand behind them, without any visible bomb damage, as symbols of what they march off to protect.

Details

Accession Number
ART93359.004
Artist
Sapper William Frederick Kearton
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Measurement
sheet: 17.6 cm x 25.5 cm
Medium
watercolour, ink and gouache on paper
Date Made
c1914-18
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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