Place | Middle East: French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, Lebanon, Damour |
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Accession Number | ART22030 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 38.1 x 49.5 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | charcoal and conte crayon on paper |
Maker |
Dargie, William |
Place made | Syria |
Date made | 24 January 1942 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Chalk sketch of muleteer for above incident [ART22222]
Description
Sketch of a muleteer under mortar fire at Damour, Syria. He is wearing a tin hat and carries a rifle slung over his shoulder. This sketch was intended as a preparatory study for a final painting of a scene from the Battle for Damour.