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O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[World War I sketchbook 9. 1918-1919]
- Date
- 1918 - 1919
- Reference
- E-919
- Description
Sketchbook contains sketches of a New Zealand soldier's travels in Belgium and France, and the immediate consequences of the first World War on the landscape. Includes:
German headquarters at Spa, Rue Renier Verviers, Church of St Antoine Verviers (Belgium), Grand Place Namur, Chateau de Modare (Huy), Huy sur Meuse, Rue St Mengold (Huy sur Meuse), The Fortress and Cathedral and Bridge at Huy, Pont de Fragnee (Liege), Pont des Arches (Liege), entrance to Fort Loncin (Liege), machine gun emplacements at Fort Loncin, part of the ruins of Fort Loncin (Liege), the Sambre at Charleroi, memorial to the massacred inhabitants of Tamines, Hotel de Ville and Monument to Reine Brunehaut at Bavay, Citadel from the Pont de Louvain at Namur, Lobbes sur Sambre, Rue de Nimy at Mons, Place Jean Mabuse at Maubeuge, Ramparts at Maubeuge, Maubeuge, Porte de Mons at Maubeuge, Le Cateau (2 views), Ruelle Grasseaux and Notre Dame and other scenes at Valenciennes.
Inscriptions: Recto - top left - [On cover in circle]: 9
Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s).
Physical Description: Pencil drawings on 30 pages of hardbound sketchbook, 132 x 175 mm.
Transfers: Collection accessioned in Drawings Paintings & Prints; typescript reminiscences transferred to Manuscripts from there..
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- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]
- Format
- 1 sketchbook(s), Works of art, Pencil works, Sketches, Pencil drawings on 30 pages of hardbound sketchbook, 132 x 175 mm.
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UnknownO'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :The Ramparts, Maubeuge [1918-1919]
Date: 1918 - 1919
From: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]
Reference: E-919-009
Description: Shows a view along of fortifications in the foreground, a row of bare trees beyond, and buildings in the background. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page of sketchbook, 132 x 175 mm.
O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Valenciennes [1918-1919]
Date: 1918 - 1919
From: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]
Reference: E-919-001
Description: Shows a street scene in a city square, with street sellers and carts in the left foreground, and a row of carts parked in front of a large public building (the Town Hall) in the right background. Signs in the left foreground announce "Pharmacie", "Toile", "Maison Lobert". Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page of sketchbook, 132 x 175 mm.
O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Maubeuge [1918-1919]
Date: 1918 - 1919
From: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]
Reference: E-919-008
Description: Shows a view along a river (probably the Sambre) to the buildings and dwellings of the town. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page of sketchbook, 175 x 132 mm.
O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Pont des Arches, Liege [1919?]
Date: 1919
From: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]
Reference: E-919-022
Description: Shows a view towards the remaining half of a bridge over a river through a town. The town buildings are show at the left. The bridge was destroyed on 6 August 1915, in order to stop the German advance in Belgium. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page of sketchbook, 132 x 175 mm.
O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Citadel - from Pont de Louvain, Namur [1918-1919]
Date: 1918 - 1919
From: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]
Reference: E-919-013
Description: Shows a view from a bridge looking towards a walled citadel on a ridge. Below are other retaining walls, and a row of tall houses along a river which has a bridge and weir further up stream. The railing of another bridge is in the immediate foreground. According to Wikipedia, 8 June 2009, the Pont de Louvain spans the railway line in Namur, but the line is not obvious in the sketch which seems to show that the near bridge may also be spanning a river. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page of sketchbook, 132 x 175 mm.
O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Entrance to Fort Loncin, Liege [1919?]
Date: 1919
From: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]
Reference: E-919-021
Description: Shows a view looking along a road that leads to an arched stone gateway at the base of a wall into a ruined fort. A flag, French or Belgian, is flying in the centre background. The fort was destroyed by German troops on 15 August 1915. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page of sketchbook, 132 x 175 mm.
O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Church of St Antoine, Verviers, Belgium [1919?]
Date: 1919
From: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]
Reference: E-919-029
Description: Shows a view of a church with a tall spire, seen over a two-arched stone bridge in the foreground. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page of sketchbook, 175 x 132 mm.
O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Grand Place, Namur [1919?]
Date: 1918 - 1919
From: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]
Reference: E-919-028
Description: Shows a view of a city square, seen over a ruined building in the foreground. At the right, in the centre of the square is a circular shelter or bandstand. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page of sketchbook, 132 x 175 mm.
O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Le Cateau [1918-1919]
Date: 1918 - 1919
From: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]
Reference: E-919-006
Description: Shows a street scene with a several people grouped in the left foregroud. Two men talk to each other; a woman passes with a bundle and a basket. There are two soldiers in the foreground, and a further two in the middle distance along the street. At the left is a street fountain. Two towers rise in the background beyond the buildings lining the street, and a row of carts can be seen further along the street. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page of sketchbook, 175 x 132 mm.
O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :Rue Renier, Verviers [1919?]
Date: 1918 - 1919
From: O'Grady, James, 1882?-1956 :[Two World War I trench sketchbooks. 1918-1919]
Reference: E-919-030
Description: Shows a narrow street ascending to the left, with houses opening on to the footpath. In the right foreground is a shrine with a crucifix statue, and under it, a trough beneath a tap. A robed woman walks in the left foreground. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on page of sketchbook, 175 x 132 mm.