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Sketches of First World War soldiers, including some preliminary studies for the oil painting, 'The Territorials at Pozières, 23 July 1916', by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1917 (c)

Charcoal and wash sketches from a sketchbook by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1917 (c).

The sketches are studies for the oil painting, 'The Territorials at Pozières, 23 July 1916'. They depict wounded and surrendering German soldiers and men of the London Territorials in action on the Western Front during World War One (1914-1918).

The completed oil painting is part of the National Army Museum Collection (NAM. 1959-11-303).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1965-05-48-3-18

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1965-05-48-3-18