The Church at Fossoy. (On the German Line of Retreat)
The Church at Fossoy. (On the German Line of Retreat)
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- Description
- Graphite and gouache on paper mounted on heavy white card. The drawing shows a badly damaged church at Fossoy, France. There is a bare tree on the left.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- drawing
- date made
- 1918-07-26
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Aylward, William James
- depicted
- France: Hauts-de-France, Département de l'Aisne
- Physical Description
- graphite (overall production method/technique)
- gouache (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall (with white card): 12 in x 17 5/8 in; 30.48 cm x 44.7675 cm
- drawing on beige paper (without white card): 10 1/4 in x 15 1/4 in; 26.035 cm x 38.735 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25671
- catalog number
- 25671
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- World War I
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Military
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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