| Level | Item |
| Ref No | ST/5/2/7 |
| Alt Ref No | T061 |
| Title | Ink Drawing: Two British Soldiers in a Ruined Village |
| Date | 4 April 1917 |
| Extent | 1 ink drawing |
| Name of Creator | Shepard; E H |
| Description | One ink drawing on card depicting one British soldier sitting on a pile of rubble, resting his rifle on his lap, and another British Soldier using a cane to walk up the rubble towards him. The background shows the smoking ruins of a village.
Published in 'Punch' magazine on 4 Apr 1917.
Caption reads: 'The Newcomer, "My village, I think" The one in possession, "Sorry, old thing, I took it half an hour ago". |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | Two draft versions of this cartoon are held in the E H Shepard Archive at University of Surrey. See reference numbers EHS/G/17/22, EHS/G/17/23 |
| Physical Description | Corners dented. Top edge rough, right side folded and dog-eared. Adhered torn piece of paper and surface paper loss on reverse. |
| Publication Note | Campbell, J. (2015) 'Shepard's War - E. H. Shepard - The Man Who Drew Winnie-the-Pooh' (London) Page 89. |
| Format | Artwork |
| Exhibitions | 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. |