Not titled [French lessons on board ship]

Accession Number ART03605.004.003
Collection type Art
Measurement backing sheet: 45.5 x 28.8 cm; image: 19.4 x 26.6 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pencil, pen and ink, grey wash and white highlights on paper
Place made United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made c. 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

Depicts Sergeant Barrett conducting French lessons with six soldiers on top of the ship's deck. Another soldier's silhouette can bee seen behind the main group holding papers or a book. He is not likely to be participating in the lessons as he's out of the Sergeant's eyeline. The ship's funnel is being used as a blackboard instructing the servicemen on how to ask for bread, salt, milk and beer in French.

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