[Soldier holding binoculars] Accession Number: ART11389.028

Description

Pencil study of the body and upper legs of a uniformed soldier holding binoculars in left hand (detailed section of hand holding binoculars), his arm is held at a right angle towards his body.

This is a study for a single figure in Lambert's painting of 'The charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, 31 October 1917', the central figure of a man standing in the landscape is viewed clutching his field glasses, his head in left profile.

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Accession Number
ART11389.028
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil
Measurement
Overall
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Purchased 1930
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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