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Mustard Gas: Two Sketches to Illustrate the Effects of Mustard Gas on Horses : Art 1914-1918.
First World War (module 3: Visual Perspectives and Narratives) Available online
First World War (module 3: Visual Perspectives and Narratives)- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Summary:
- Description: A detailed study of the head, neck and upper body of a horse suffering the ill effects of being exposed to mustard gas. Large sections of the horse's face and chest have the orangey red appearance of burns, with the natural brown coat having been affected. Immediately below is a study of part of a horse's head, showing the horse to have a closed, infected left eye.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource (viewed on November 21, 2018).
- Gift of the artist, 1935.
- AMDigital Reference: Art.IWM ART 4939.
- Watercolour; Charcoal; Drawing; Paper.
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