| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART03438 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 38 x 50.7 cm; image: 35 x 46 cm |
| Object type | |
| Physical description | lithograph on white wove paper |
| Maker |
Shepperson, Claude Ministry of Information |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Tending the wounded: Back to 'blighty', detraining in England
Description
A hospital train stands under the vaulted roof of a railway station. Two orderlies carry a patient on a stretcher, while others place an invalid in an ambulance. This is number 52 from the series of 66 lithographs 'The Great War: Britain's efforts and ideals', published by the British Ministry of Information, London 1917.