Description
Pencil sketch, intended as a preparatory sketch for a later painting, of men from the Royal Air Force boarding the transport vesesl, HT Felix Roussel. Darige noted, "Carrying their gear & with their tropical helmets on their backs the Air Force personnel, which we transported from Tewfik to Aden, come up the forward gangplank & mingle with the Australians, one of whom can be seen to the right of the sketch".
Details
Accession Number
ART22055
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 39.4 cm x 49.5 cm
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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