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A farewell, 7th Canadian, Etaples
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Maker: Rae, Iso
Pastel sketch of two light horsemen bidding a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse farewell at night fall. The troopers and nurse are standing in front of buildings of the 7th Canadian Hospital (forme...ART93021
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A mother of France
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Maker: Nicholas, Hilda Rix
Hilda Rix Nicholas painted this old woman in Étaples, in the north of France during the First World War. The woman is depicted seated in her kitchen with her hands folded in her lap, a row of blue pla...ART03281
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Australian Policing
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Maker: Rae, Iso
Depicts an Australian soldier, wearing a hat and cape, captured while on patrol around the miltary camp at Etaples, in France. It is a spontaneous figure study, executed in a lively, yet loosely drawn...ART96853
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Cinema queue
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Maker: Rae, Iso
Depicts men from the Camp queuing outside the cinema at night, at the YMCA huts at the Etaples Army Base Camp. Iso Rae (1860-1940) was one of only two Australian women artists who were able to depict...ART19600
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Expeditionary Force, Canteen-Depot
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Maker: Rae, Iso
In this work Rae has depicted a camp scene during the cold winter of Etaples. It has a remote and melancholy atmosphere showing an almost desolate looking camp under snow. In the foreground two boats ...ART93279
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Football game
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Maker: Rae, Iso
Depicts spectators standing around a sports field with football match in progress. The spectators are in uniform; khaki is dominant with a couple of blue uniforms scattered in the crowd. The goal post...ART19595
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German prisoners working
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Maker: Rae, Iso
1st Australian Imperial Force; group of German prisoners of war repairing pavement on railway platform, `Anzac Camp' in background, prisoners wearing white shirts with numbers and PG (Prisoners, Germa...ART50285
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Horses at details camp
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Maker: Rae, Iso
Executed in pastel, this work depicts a number of horses tied up, with wagons full of soldiers and supplies, and tents in the background. Details camps accommodate personnel in transit; in this case t...ART93278
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Infantry returning from training ground (Bull Ring)
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Maker: Rae, Iso
The `Bull Ring', as it was referred to, was infamous for the extreme severity of the training which took place there. A night scene.ART19599
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New Zealander
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Maker: Rae, Iso
Depicts a standing portrait of a New Zealand First World War soldier in uniform. Isobel (Iso) Rae (1860-1940) was a painter and attended the National Gallery School, Melbourne in 1877-78, where she le...ART50212
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NYD at Lion d'Argent, YMCA, Etaples, August 1919; verso: Figure of a French woman, with hands on hips
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Maker: Rae, Iso
The work depicts a theatrical performance for 'NYD' (not yet diagnosed) patients. These patients were often suffering from psychiatric illnesses caused by shell-shock. The entertainment was held in th...ART19593
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Paris-Plage from the 'Bull ring', Etaples
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Maker: Summerhayes, Edwin
Used as an Australian base in 1917 the 'Bull ring' at Etaples is shown in the foreground. Five sailboats are visible on the bay and in the distance, the outline of town buildings is visible. Major Edw...ART03541
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23rd General Hospital
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Maker: Rae, Iso
Depicts the British Army Medical Corps, 23rd General Hospital (later 7th Canadian Hospital) at night. Iso Rae's sister, Alison, worked for the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) for the British Cross at o...ART19596
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Rue de la Gare (Station Street)
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Maker: Rae, Iso
The perspective of this drawing is from an upstairs window of the house in which Iso Rae lived with her sister and mother close to the railway station on the edge of the Etaples Army Base Camp. Tents ...ART19597
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The veteran who did not tell the truth about his age
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Depicts an elderly soldier, in uniform, in a tent sitting on box beside his camp bed. Will Dyson drew this image of a veteran at Etaples in December 1916. Will Dyson was the first Australian official ...ART02399
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Troops arriving at Anzac Camp
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Maker: Rae, Iso
1st Australian Imperial Force Camp. Australian troops marching into `Anzac Camp' at the Etaples Army Base Camp. The building in the foreground is the YMCA Gordon Hut.ART19601
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YMCA Walton hut
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Maker: Rae, Iso
Depicts the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Walton hut. The building was provided and run by the YMCA as an amenities centre for soldiers in the Etaples Army Base Camp, Etaples, France.ART19598