[Soldiers resting and fishing at a river embankment]; verso: [left page of 'Trench near La Houssoye on Albert Road']

Sketchbook [marbled covered sketchbook containing 11 sketches]

Places	Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, La Houssoye Europe: Western Front
Accession Number	ART93171.001
Collection type	Art
Measurement	Overall: 25.6 cm x 36.2 cm
Object type	Work on paper
Physical description	pencil on paper; verso: pencil with wash on paper
Maker	Streeton, Arthur
Place made	France: Picardie, Somme
Date made	1918
Conflict	First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Brief sketch of a river embankment with a forest in the background, soldiers relaxing at the shoreline and a group of soldiers fishing in the foreground. On the verso is the left page of a sketch of a trench and cliff area near the Albert road.

Purchased with the assistance of the Australian Government through the National Cultural Heritage Account, 2007