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From a Captured Pill-box

Print
1918-1923 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting a view in Ypres during World War II, as seen from a captured pillbox.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFrom a Captured Pill-box (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
drypoint on paper
Brief description
'From a Captured Pill-box', drypoint, Alfred Bentley, Britain, 1918-1923
Physical description
Print depicting a view in Ypres during World War II, as seen from a captured pillbox.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.0625in (Note: taken from 1923 accession register)
  • Width: 9in (Note: taken from 1923 accession register)
Marks and inscriptions
  • Alfred Bentley (signed in pencil)
  • From a sketch made near Ypres during action, 1918 (inscribed in pencil)
Credit line
Presented by Malcolm Osborne
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1923, London: Board of Education, 1925.
Collection
Accession number
E.3313-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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