Horse artillery lines

Place Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres
Accession Number ART03324
Collection type Art
Measurement sheet: 35 x 51.1 cm; image: 28.4 x 50.8 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description charcoal with white chalk and washes on paper
Maker Power, H Septimus
Place made Belgium, France
Date made 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

These are the temporary shelters for the 1st Division Artillery horses. Made of logs and thatched roofs, the railings are lined with nosebags, thus feeding and protecting the horses from the elements.