Shell pack horses at a dump

Place Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres
Accession Number ART03316
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 37.2 x 52.6 cm (irreg.); image: 35.6 x 52.6 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description watercolour and charcoal on paper on cardboard
Maker Power, H Septimus
Place made France
Date made 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Two horses are loaded with 18-pounder shells, which are carried in canvas shell carriers. The horses stand at an ammunition dump, with ammunition on the ground in front of them.