Cathedrale D'Abbeville Accession Number: AWM2018.617.6

Description

Cathedrale D'Abbeville, also known as Église Saint-Vulfran d'Abbeville or Saint Vulfran Cathedral in Abbeville, Somme. During the First World War, Abbeville was the site of an Allied medical base that serviced casualties of the Somme battlefields. During the Second World War, Saint Vulfran Cathedral sustained heavy damage from bombing and was nearly destroyed.

Belle smith, who served as a nurse during the First World War, brought this print back to Australia from France.

Details

Accession Number
AWM2018.617.6
Artist
Unknown
Classification
Art
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Medium: etching on paper
Medium
etching on paper
Date Made
c. 1910-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated in 2018
Copyright
Copyright unknown

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