
Canadian Artillery in Action, c. 1918
Oil on canvas
height: 157.5 cm (62 in); width: 245.3 cm (96.5 in)
Canadian War Museum
A Canadian 6-inch howitzer supports British troops in the attack on Thiepval on 16 July 1916 during the Somme offensive. The artist captures the exhaustion of the gunners, who appear to have been firing for hours…
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