Jones, David, 1895-1974, Sketch of a soldier, 1930s?
- Title(s):
Sketch of a soldier.
- Published/Created:
- England, 1930s?
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : pen and black ink ; drawing 21 x 12 cm, on sheet 33 x 20 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio A 2016 3mYale Center for British Art, Gift of William S. Reese, Yale BA 1977, in honor of Elisabeth FairmanView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13344736
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Notes:
- The artist and poet David Jones served at the western front with the Royal Welch Fusiliers from 1915 to 1918. The sketch probably dates from the early 1930s while Jones was working on his epic poem In Parenthesis.
The sketch depicts a soldier walking, head bowed, in helmet and coat, carrying a rifle. Features of the face are obscured. - Subject Terms:
- Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.World War, 1914-1918 -- Pictorial works.
- Form/Genre:
- Ink drawings.
Sketches. - Export:
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