| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART03307 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Framed: 56 cm x 67 cm x 6.5 cm; Unframed: 40.3 cm x 50.7 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas on cardboard |
| Maker |
Power, H Septimus |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Zonnebeke |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Shell pack horses in the mud
Description
Two horses from the 1st Australian Division Ordnance units are struggling through the mud. One is being led, and the other ridden, with each horse carrying shells for 18 pounder field guns. The shells are in canvas holders. This scene was painted at Zonnebeke in Belgium, the scene of the most ferocious fighting of the First World War.