River Clyde, Gallipoli

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number ART16466
Collection type Art
Measurement unframed: 39 x 51.5 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas on board
Maker Clarke, James
Place made Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Painted by Private James Clark, Manchester Regiment, the picture shows the ship "River Clyde" at Gallipoli. the ship the 'River Clyde' is pictured at a pontoon wharf being loaded or unloaded. Three men are on the wharf and there are several other vessels in the background. in the foreground are three row boats and what appears to be a Gallipoli landing boat. Lower left corner shows a stack of artillery shells.