Place | Middle East: French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, Lebanon, Aley |
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Accession Number | ART23885 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 38.8 cm x 43.2 cm; Frame: 54 cm x 59.5 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on canvas on board |
Maker |
Dargie, William |
Place made | French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon: Lebanon, Aley |
Date made | December 1941 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Sketch of Corps HQ area at Aley
Description
The Headquarters of 1st Australian Corps. Dargie noted it was "One of the most picturesque spots in Syria, overlooking Beirut and close to the Bromana of James Elroy Fletcher's poem".