Australian tunnellers near Nieuport.

Primary Artist

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Title

Australian tunnellers near Nieuport.

Date made

1918

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Matrix size

54.8 x 40.4 cm (printed image)

Support

white textured laid Arnold unbleached paper

Support size

78.2 x 52.4 cm (sheet (deckle-edged))

Manufacturers mark

watermark: on long edge, 'UNBLEACHED ARNOLD'

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 Australian soldiers digging tunnels by candlelight, near Nieuport, Belgium.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

93280

Accession number

89.148

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

War: first world war, 1914-1918 | France

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Dyson, Will. | (1880–1938) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013