Soldiers in trench study for No 238 [ART22251] Accession Number: ART26202

Description

Sketch of three soldiers in a trench with machine guns peering over the top of the sandbags. This work is a preparatory study for the final painting, '2/32 Battalion holding German counter-attack, El Alamein, 31 October 1942' [ART22251].

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Accession Number
ART26202
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and wash on paper
Measurement
Overall: 10.16 cm x 22.8 cm
Medium
pen, ink and wash on paper
Date Made
May - June 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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