Description
Depicts two Australian soldiers in uniform, near Vaux, in France; one of the soldiers is a stretcher bearer, with two General Service wagons, converted to horse drawn ambulances beside the road. The stretcher bearer carries a rolled stretcher and wears a gas mask and respirator on his chest; the horses are wearing only collars and not regulation breast harness. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the First World War, travelling to France in December 1916, remaining there until May 1917, making records of the Australian involvement in the war. He was formally appointed as an official war artist, attached to the AIF, in May 1917, working in France and London throughout the war. His commission was terminated in March 1920.
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Accession Number
ART02211.002
Physical Description
Medium: lithograph on paper
Measurement
sheet: 52.2 x 70.8 cm
Medium
lithograph on paper
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war art scheme 1919
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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