| Place | Europe: France, Champagne-Ardenne |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART93070.004 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 17.7 x 25.5 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | black pencil on cartridge paper |
| Maker |
Prangere, Paul |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
[Reading the newspaper]
Souvenir des tranchèes de CHAMPAGNE 1914 - 1915 [Souvenir of the trenches of Champagne, 1914 - 1915]
Description
Depicts two French soldiers relaxing in the trenches. The soldier with the moustache, the protagonist, is having the newspaper read to him by the bearded soldier, who is smoking a pipe. The title of the paper is 'Le Jouray(or Jourai)'. They both look very relaxed, and the trench seems to be quite cosy. One soldier's 'squad boiler' - a container in which they held their food, is placed on an improvised fireplace, and in the background is an entrance into one of the dugouts.