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Moquet Farm, Pozieres
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Depicts war damaged landscape at Moquet Farm, near Pozieres, France, with debris and smashed tree in the foreground and entrance to German reinforced dugout in background. The scene was drawn by Dyson...ART09910
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The Freedom of the Ceasar
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Depicts the figure of Julius Ceasar, emperor (in the guise of a German officer) standing on top of a dais, surveying the scene before him of the sinking and bombing of a ship and the drowning of a num...ART02254
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The damaged plane, CCS at Vaux [Horses and ruined buildings] (verso)
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In 1916 artist Will Dyson travelled to the Western Front to capture the experience of Australian soldiers first hand. Here he records a damaged BE2e aircraft which has landed at a casualty clearing st...ART02279
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The cookers near Villers-Bretonneux
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Maker: Dyson, William Henry
Depicts a field kitchen near Villers Bretonneux, Western Front, with cooks standing around a field kitchen preparing meal. Horse drawn wagons are passing by to the right of the kitchen, while a queue ...ART02296.014
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Stepping stones to higher things
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Depicts a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II climbing up a huge pile of human skulls, representing war dead, while smoking ruins appear in the background. Dyson's distinctive biting satire aimed at war a...ART02265
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Wuremburg horrors
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Depicts a cartoon of a German military man, dressed in a long coat and cap, standing on the bow of a ship while a ship sinks beside him. The image is a comment on the all out submarine warfare announc...ART02238
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Dr Doyle, 8th Battalion, making out honours recommendations in the Swan area, Ypres
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Depicts a portrait of Dr. Doyle, seated on a duffle bag or pack, writing names down on a note pad. Dyson noted that this work was of 'Doctor Doyle of the 8th Battalion making out recommendations for h...ART09923
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Eternal waiting
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Depicts three soldiers, two sitting on ground, all wearing great coats and waterproof capes and carrying full kit. This drawing was originally intended by Dyson as a battalion Christmas card, and he w...ART02303
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Captain Wilkins operating a cinema machine, Hindenburg Line
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Depicts Captain George Hubert Wilkins, official war photographer, viewed from behind, standing in a war damaged landscape behind a cinema camera, near the Hindenberg Line in France. Dyson noted that t...ART09914
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Aid post near Doyle's Post
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Depicts a soldier walking along a snow covered road, towards the damaged remains of a post, with a gate and road sign nearby. The image was created by Dyson on the 'morning of second Messines offensiv...ART02330
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Ypres from the road near Zillebeek
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Depicts a war damaged landscape with smashed trees and ruined buildings on the horizon, near Ypres. Dyson wrote that the scene was of 'Ypres from the road near Zillebeek'. Will Dyson was the first Aus...ART09925
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Gibralter (A German strong post at Pozieres)
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Depicts a war grave and ruins of a German strong point known as ''Gibralter", finally taken by Australians on the Western Front in 1918. Dyson was on the Pozieres battlefields in April 1917 and August...ART02306
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Madame
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Depicts a portrait of a young French woman, sitting, with her head on her hand. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the First World War, travelling to Fra...ART02392
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Mirages to order
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Maker: Land & Water
This cartoon was published in 'Land and Water' 4 December 1915, in London, and comments on the German idea that the East had been made to take the place of Paris, Calais and Petrograd, Russia as the '...ART02421
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A sketch made in France in 1916
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Depicts a head and shoulders portrait of a soldier, wearing a steel helmet. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the First World War, travelling to France ...ART19770
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A reputation befouled
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Maker: Daily News
Depicts the cartoon published in the London 'Daily News', 26 October 1915, commenting on the execution of Edith Cavell, a British nurse accused by the Germans of being a spy. The slumped and bloodied ...ART02419
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Reinforcements 1917
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Australian soldiers in uniform seated and standing, reinforcements for the front line. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the First World War, travelling...ART02222.013
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France, 1917
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Maker: Lindsay, Daryl Ernest
The work depicts a transportation line of the 22nd Australian Army Service Corps [3rd Division] with two planes flying above. The work is in a loose watercolour style similar to that of Will Dyson's -...ART93182
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Near Behencourt
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Depicts a view of the landscape, with roadway leading to the small village of Behencourt, France, which is in the background of the scene. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to vi...ART02381
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War to save German culture
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"War to save German Culture" was subtitled 'Goethe, Beethoven, Wagner - in humble chorus - "How, Oh Saviour Krupp, how can we ever thank thee!"'. Will Dyson has depicted the figure of Krupp seated on ...ART19898