Cloth Hall, Ypres Accession Number: ART02884

Description

Progressively destroyed by German artillery fire from 1914, the great medieval Cloth Hall in Ypres, was in ruins when the Australians fought nearby in the final months of 1917.

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Accession Number
ART02884
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on artist board
Measurement
Framed: 63.6 x 75.4 cm x 6.5 cm
Unframed: 51.4 cm x 63.2 cm
Medium
oil on canvas on board
Date Made
1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war art scheme 1917
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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