The windmill near Cerisy Accession Number: ART02438

Description

Depicts a group of farm buildings with a damaged windmill in the foreground. Cerisy was located in the Somme region and saw substantial damage during the First World War.

Details

Accession Number
ART02438
Artist
Private A Elsworth
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink on paper
Measurement
Overall: 15 cm x 19.5 cm
Medium
pen and ink on paper
Date Made
c. 1914-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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