not titled [seated soldier sketching] Accession Number: ART90377.037

Description

Depicts a seated soldier sketching, his face partially concealed by the brim of his hat. A rope in the foreground suggests he is on a troopship. Inscription on following page refers to this sketch, and possibly identifies the subject: "Above [illeg.] was sketching".

Frederick enlisted 5 January 1918 in Sydney, New South Wales. He was posted to the Field companies Engineers, 1st Draft Reinforcements, as a surveyor and draftsman. Bolton embarked from Sydney to London on HMAT "Runic" on 22 March 1918 and arrived London 24 May 1918. This sketchbook documents his brief service of four months.

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Accession Number
ART90377.037
Artist
Frederick Charles Bolton
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil, wash
Measurement
Sheet: 18 x 11.5 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1919
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
donated by Nancy Sawer 1995
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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