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• Le Sars. F.E. Crashed

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: a crashed FE2 biplane of the Royal Flying Corps in an undulating landscape near Le Sars in northern France. The thin frame towards the rear is still intact, but the small cockpit is slumped forward in the ground, the wing completely broken.

• Major-General H.M. Trenchard, CB, DSO, RFC. Painted at General Headquarters, May 13th 1917

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: A head and shoulders portrait of Trenchard in uniform, his upper torso blending in with the textured brown background.

• Inside a Small Mine Crater, La Boisselle

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: A view looking down from the edge into a mine crater blasted into the white chalky soil. There is a deep blue sky above dotted with white and mauve clouds.

• A Trench, Thiepval: German wire

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: a view along a bomb damaged trench, which runs from the bottom right of the composition into the distance. Barbed wire runs along the top, amongst the trunks of shattered trees.

• The End of a Hero and a Tank at Courcelette

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: the remains of a destroyed British male tank stand over the edge of a dugout on the right. One gun on the tank points down towards the inside of the trench and the entrance to the dugout, and there are helmets and equipment lying on the ground at...

• HM Land Ship 'Shell Out'

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: the remains of a British tank lies deserted, as though grounded in the earth. The side has been blown out by a shell revealing some of the shattered interior.

• The NCO Pilot, RFC. (Flight Sergeant W G Bennett)

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: A portrait of Bennett in leather flying gear. He sits in a relaxed pose, his arms resting on his knees.

• German 'Planes Visiting Cassel

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: A view over the countryside around Cassel. The landscape is covered in patchwork fields lined with trees. There is a clear blue sky above dotted with puffs of anti-aircraft fire towards the top of the composition.

• The Somme: A Clear Day. View from the British trenches opposite La Boisselle, showing German front line and mine craters

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: A view over the landscape including the British trences at La Boisselle. Grey coloured rocks merge out of the grass, and are spread across the fields in the distance.

• The Main Street, Combles

  (art) Made by: Orpen, William 1917

  image: A close-up view of the remains of shelled buildings in Combles. The bricks have turned to piles of rubble, and parts of the roof have slipped to the edge. There is a single wall in the background, all that remains of what was a building.