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Primary Artist
Will Dyson (1880–1938)
Title
Date made
1918 (documentation)
Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone
Matrix size
40.8 x 59.2 cm (printed image)
Support
white textured laid Arnold unbleached paper
Support size
52.4 x 78.2 cm (sheet (deckle-edged))
Manufacturers mark
watermark: on long edge, 'UNBLEACHED ARNOLD'
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'Will Dyson'.
not dated.
Subject description
World War I scene of French women and children greeting Australian soldiers returning to the Somme, France.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
93204
Accession number
89.136
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1988/89 (1989-02-09)
Provenance
Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from the Australian War Memorial, Canberra,1989.
Credit line
Gift of the Australian War Memorial 1989
Subject categories
France | War: first world war, 1914-1918
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Dyson, Will. | (1880–1938) Australian | Male | artist
Vincent Brooks, Day & Sons Ltd. | (1867–1940) English | Organisation | printer
Australian High Commission | (1910–) Australian | commissioner
Last Updated
21 Jul 2026