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This painting was executed on the lid of a ration box and it bears the name of the recipient on the reverse, Lewis Renateau of the 13th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders of Canada). The contents of the box are also listed, as ‘Margarine/Potted Meat/Biscuits/Prunes/Cherries/Camp Pie/Golden Syrup/Lemonade Powder/Service Rations/Cocoa/Milk/Sugar’.
National Army Museum
London
Title
Prisoners of War at the Giessen Prisoner of War Camp, Germany, Autumn/ Winter 1917
Date
1917
Medium
oil on board
Measurements
H 26.9 x W 36.5 cm (E)
Accession number
NAM. 2005-07-825
Acquisition method
purchased from David Cohen Fine Art, 2005
Work type
Painting
