Digger with packhorse passing through ruins Accession Number: ART00234

Description

An Australian soldier leads his pack horse through the war torn landscape of the Somme in Western France.

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Accession Number
ART00234
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
framed: 64.6 cm x 74.7 cm
unframed: 50 cm x 60.8 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war art scheme 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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