Level | Item |
Ref No | EHS/G/17/24 |
Alt Ref No | O/0498 |
Title | "Mercatel (Arras)" |
Date | 20 April 1917 |
Extent | 1 drawing |
Description | Pencil sketch of a ruined building [possibly a church?] with two crosses on the left and a shack [built onto one side?], in a landscape littered with holes and rubble. The caption ["Mercatel" in capitals] and date are written in indelible pencil in Shepard's handwriting on the front, and a stamp from Hassall's is on the back. |
Category | Illustrations |
Exhibitions | EH Shepard: An Illustrator’s War exhibition at The House of Illustration, London, 9 October 2015 to 10 January 2016. |
Kunstenaar in oorlogstijd. E.H. Shepard, tekenaar van Winnie-the-Pooh (Artist in wartime. E.H. Shepard, draughtsman of Winnie -the-Pooh) exhibition at Museum Huis Doorn in the Netherlands, August to December 2017. |