Sketchbook of France, 1916-1918 Accession Number: ART93359

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Cloth-covered sketchbook with elastic closure. Comprises of 26 pages; 11 blank leaves. Cover bears the text "1st Army Troopers Company Engineers, A. I. F." William Frederick Keaton enlisted at the age of 21 in August 1915 and embarked from Sydney on 11 March 1916. He listed his trade at the time of enlistment as a draughtsman and the artistic merit of his sketches testifies to his drawing facility.

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Accession Number
ART93359
Artist
Sapper William Frederick Kearton
Classification
Art
Object Type
Sketchbook
Measurement
Overall: 18.4 cm x 25.8 cm x 12 cm
Medium
watercolour, ink and wash on paper
Date Made
c. 1916 - 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Parent
Item Count
15
Credit Line
acquired 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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