recto: not title [soldier lying down]; verso: web equipment Accession Number: ART90376.003

Description

The front side of this page depicts a soldier sleeping. He is lying down with his hat tipped over his face. The reverse side of the page shows webbing equipment that a typical soldier would wear. These sketch was made when the artist was on board HMATS RUNIC, a passenger vessel which travelled between Sydney and London from 22 March 1918 to 24 May 1918.

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Accession Number
ART90376.003
Artist
Frederick Charles Bolton
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Measurement
image: 17.5 x 12.5 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented by Nancy Sawer 1995
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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