Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Jones, David, 1895-1974
Title:
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
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of William S. Reese, Yale BA 1977, in honor of Elisabeth Fairman
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
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.
Subject Terms:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Pictorial works. | Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre:
Ink drawings. | Sketches.