World War I: auxiliaries bringing stretchers, splints, rations and water for the Line. Oil painting by H.R. Mackey, ca. 1918.

  • Mackey, Haydn Reynolds, 1881-1979.
Date:
[1918?]
Reference:
645143i
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Five figures make their way across the canvas towards the viewer's right: 1. wearing cloak; 2. water-carrier, has red cross badge on his uniform, carries water containers in front of him and on his back; 3. has red cross armband, carries stretchers with no. 4; 5. carries supplies in large knapsack

Publication/Creation

[1918?]

Physical description

1 painting : oil, on canvas ; painting height 203.5 (left)-203.3 (centre)-202 (right) x width 364 (top)-363.9 (centre)-364.3 (bottom) cm; diagonal top left to bottom right 413.8 cm, top right to bottom left 418.3 cm

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Haydn R. Mackey. Haydn R. Mackey Signed indistinctly in red paint bottom right, near bottom edge of painted area. Signed again more boldly in brown paint a little higher up (in 1968?)

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Wellcome Collection 645143i

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