The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The First World War was fatal for the Peronne Cathedral of St John the Baptist (Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Péronne). It remained whole under German occupation which began in October 1914 and by January 1916, it was temporarily transformed into a prison to house French prisoners of war. When the Allies began bombing Peronne preceding the Battle of the Somme in 1916, the church fell into ruins. Depicted here is a view of the badly war-damaged Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Péronne following the bombardment, thus dating Mansard's etching to sometime after July 1916. The western front of the Cathedral, built in gothique flamboyant style remains mostly intact but the stained glass windows have shattered and several of the sculptures from the Saint-Jean facade have collapsed.
Paul Mansard was the alias of French artist Henry Dupont. Dupont also worked under the alias Marcel Augis.
Depicted here in this night scene is a war damaged Mill at Hazelbrouck. The accompanying farm houses nearby also appear damaged. Marcel Augis was the alias of French artist Henry Dupont. Dupont also
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
Depicted here is a war damaged chateau along the Coney, a 55 kilometre long river in the Vosges and Haute-Saone region of northeastern France. The trees that surround the chateau look burnt out and de
Depicted here is the historic gothic town hall Hôtel de Ville in ruins, almost completely destroyed by German bombardment in 1914. German shelling torched the city hall to the ground on 8 October 1914
The Rouen Cathedral, also known as Cathèdrale Notre-Dame de Rouen, located in Normandy. During the First World War, the city of Rouen was used as a supply base by the British. During the Second World
The Reims Cathedral, also known as Cathèdrale Notre-Dame de Reims, in the town of Reims in the northeastern region of France. The Reims Cathedral is depicted here before the outbreak of the First Worl
