Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Lee Hankey, 1869–1952, British
Title:
British General Headquarters at Montreuil
Date:
1917
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 x 17 7/16 inches (34.3 x 44.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "General Headquarters - Montreuil-1917"; on back, upper right: "7 (circled)"; center: "244-1 (crossed out) | 6887"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.4.327
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
fall | clouds | landscape | river | building | army | headquarters, corporate | dark | tower (building division) | lake | gray (color) | field | architectural subject | trees | path | winter | armed forces | World War, 1914-1918
Associated Places:
France | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Europe | Montreuil | Pas-de-Calais
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38004