Harness Cleaning

Places
Accession Number ART92144
Collection type Art
Measurement unframed: 30.4 x 40.4 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas board
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

A group of Australian soldiers from the 1st Australian Imperial Force, 1st Australian Division, are cleaning horse harness items near a temporary wooden shelter. Under the shelter are several horses. The soldiers are in uniform with their sleeves rolled up and wearing hats as they clean the leather harnesses tied to the wooden poles of the shelter.