| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART02407 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 50 x 44.4 cm; image: 50 x 44.4 cm |
| Object type | Drawing |
| Physical description | crayon on paper |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Sentry on duty at Brigade Headquarters, Fricourt
Description
Depicts the figure of a soldier in uniform, wearing a tin helmet, and holding a rifle with a bayonet attached, standing on sentry duty in a war damaged landscape at Fricourt, France. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the First World War, travelling to France in December 1916, remaining there until May 1917, making records of the Australian involvement in the war. He was formally appointed as an official war artist, attached to the AIF, in May 1917, working in France and London throughout the war. His commission was terminated in March 1920.