Image: IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 1487)

Object Details

Category
Art
Related period
Second World War (production), Second World War (content)
Creator
Pears, Charles
Production date
1941
Materials

Support: canvas

medium: oil

Dimensions

Support: Height 800 mm., Width 1532 mm.

Frame: Height 945 mm., Width 1670 mm.

Catalogue number
Art.IWM ART LD 1487

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