[Promenading through the streets]

Depicts the protagonist promenading through suburban streets with his wife and dog. The wife and protagonist are in the foreground and it is clear that the man is describing an event or story to her. He is in his uniform, while she is dressed in a new outfit. Given the rationing of fabric during the war, it is interesting that she is so well dressed. Perhaps the characters come from a privileged background. She has on a new, and quite strange hat, and her hair is styled differently. Her dress is also different, with three-quarter sleeves rather than the full sleeves she is seen with at the train station. The background of the drawing reveals an idyllic French subrub with parkland and a 19th century building. The dog is in the middle-ground, and seems to be pursuing a man standing near the building.

Sketchbook belonging to Paul Prangère. Found on the WWI battlefields in France by Private Charles Edward Goldspink M.M., 17 Infantry Battallion. Depicts life in the trenches during the first two costly battles of Champagne. The first battle took place between 10 December 1914 - 17 March 1915 and 90,000 French were injured. The second battle occurred between 22 September 1915 - 6 October 1915. It probably does not depict the thrid battle of Champagne (16 - 20 April 1917) because Prangere states the date of creation as being 1916. Many of the illustrations are of a jovial and gentle life in dugouts. The second half of the sketchbook portrays the soldier on leave with his wife or girlfriend after being injured. Despite the grim nature of life in the trenches, the artist largely portrays a lyrical existence, with his simple and humourous illustrative style anticipating Hergé's Tintin (which was first published in 1929).