Henri Chipot- French prisoner of war Accession Number: ART00194.026

Description

Depicts a head and shoulders portrait of a French prisoner of war, Henri Chipot, 79 Regiment D Infantry, who had spent six months in a German camp. Cadell wrote of Henri: "This fragile 20-year-old was, a year ago, a robust, jolly looking business man in Lille. Six months in German prison camps have reduced him to a skeleton. Many of these prisoners have only come back to die."

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Accession Number
ART00194.026
Artist
John Hepburn Cadell
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
sheet: 18.4 x 25.2 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
December 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1920
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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