Westhoek ridge from J7 B93 Accession Number: ART93090.025

Description

Sketch of Westhoek Ridge in Belgium. Duckboards can be seen in the left of this sketch, and they were heavily relied upon in this area as the muddy conditions made it difficult to walk through without duckboards.

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Accession Number
ART93090.025
Artist
Laurence Howie
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 25.5 cm x 36 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1919
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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