not titled [Battleship with French Flag]

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Accession Number ART94174.015
Collection type Art
Measurement Sheet: 9.5 x 15 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description Ink, watercolour and gouache on paper
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1914-1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work

Description

The image is of a vessel with two funnels and one mast. One gun is evident. The identity of the vessel is unknown; it has a likely association with the French Navy as it flies the French flag, Le Tricoleur. The artist has depicted the ship in rough, heavy water, well out at sea.

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