| Place | Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART19842 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 74.3 cm x 114.6 cm x 9.1 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Power, H Septimus |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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First Australian artillery going into the 3rd Battle of Ypres
Description
This work shows a team of six horses, three mounted and three led, struggling through thick mud pulling a heavy 18 pounder gun on the limber. Six other soldiers on foot are helping to haul the gun, all moving away from the viewer. Power has captured the dash, the urgency, the immediacy of guns being moved to give fire support on the battlefield.
The Australian artillery was engaged in the Third Battle of Ypres (31 July–10 November 1917) from the earliest days of the campaign. Many Australian artillery batteries served in the line weeks before their infantry counterparts joined the battle in September.