Gassed. 'In Arduis Fidelis'

description

Object description

image: The body of a dead soldier lying on his back on a battlefield. The body rests rigidly on a thick mound of mud, the feet hanging into small rain-filled crater. These craters bordered by walls of mud dominate the background. The head is turned out towards the viewer, a gas mask still in place over the face.

History note

Royal Army Medical Corps Commission

Inscription

Gilbert Rogers

Object details

Category

Art

Creator

Rogers, Gilbert (Artist)

Production date

1919

Materials

Support: canvas

medium: oil

Dimensions

Support: Height 1015 mm, Width 1524 mm

Frame: Depth 72 mm, Height 1270 mm, Width 1760 mm

Catalogue number

Art.IWM ART 3819

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

British Army
Associated events

01/3(4-15)
Western Front, First World War
Associated places

France
Germany (pre 1945 and post 1990) DE
Great Britain GB
France
Associated keywords

Death
Military Personnel
Landscape
Bomb Damage
Associated themes

British Army 1914-1918
Western Front 1914-1918

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