Bataille de la Somme, Bois de Thiepval
Art ART50201 First World War, 1914-1918Depicts a badly war-damaged landscape , with smashed and burnt trees and birds circling overhead at the Thiepval Woods after the battle of the Somme, in France.
Somme Battile - Woods before Thiepval Accession Number: AWM2017.162.2
Description
Depicted here is a badly war-damaged landscape, with smashed and burnt trees and birds circling overhead at the Thiepval Woods after the battle of the Somme, in France.
Paul Mansard was the alias of French artist Henry Dupont. Dupont also worked under the alias Marcel Augis.
Details
Accession Number
AWM2017.162.2
Artist
Paul Mansard
Classification
Art
Object Type
Print
Measurement
Sheet: 22 x 32 cm
Medium
hand-coloured etching, aquatint on wove paper
Date Made
c. 1914 - 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
donated 2017
Copyright
AWM copyright
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