Sketchbook containing 21 pages of drawings from Kearton's service in France between 1916-1918

Place Europe: France
Accession Number ART02656
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 18.5 x 26 x 12 cm
Object type Sketchbook
Physical description ink and pen on paper
Maker Kearton, William Frederick
Place made France
Date made c. 1916 - 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Cloth-covered sketchbook with elastic closure. Comprises of 21 pages; 13 of these are blank. Cover bears the text "1st Army Troopers Company Engineers, A. I. F." William Frederick Keaton enlisted at the age of 21 in August 1915 and embarked from Sydney on 11 March 1916. He listed his trade at the time of enlistment as a draughtsman and the artistic merit of his sketches testifies to his drawing facility.