IMAGE
O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Where Hun plots were hatched - German General Headquarters, Spa [1918-1919]
- Date
- 1918 - 1919
- Reference
- E-919-032
- Description
Shows a street scene with soldiers walking in the foreground. In the left background is a six-storey building with a sign reading "Grand Hotel Britannique" on its side. A lower building at the left has a sign outside it, indicating that it houses the International Armistice Commission.
The International Armistice Commission was meeting in December 1918. Military personnel from both sides were present.
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page of sketchbook, 175 x 132 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919] / O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[World War I sketchbook 9. 1918-1919]
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Pencil works, Sketches, Pencil drawing on page of sketchbook, 175 x 132 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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