WW1: OPPY WOOD 2x 10"x8" mntd prnts: Brit bombrs German trench + Cav fire Uhlans

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This offer comprises TWO mounted prints each sized 10"x8" (254mm x 203mm) to edge of mount. NB: The descriptions of equipment, persons, places, artists etc are made in good faith within my limited resources . Feel free to correct me. Print ref W145A2 A scene during the fight in Oppy Wood in 1917: British soldiers are working their way along the trenches in the hollows leading to the wood German trenches and throwing bombs to clear the enemy as they go. Note the man carrying a Lewis machine gun and the bayonet man waiting to finish off any survivors. Print ref W146A2 Pressing the German retreat : British dismounted cavalry firing and dispersing a German rearguard of Uhlans (lancers). Note reserve ammunition bandolier around horse's neck and horseholder - every fifth man would hold horses enabling his comrades to do the fighting without losing mounts frightened by the noise etc. The Capture of Oppy Wood took place at the end of the Battle of Arras and Oppy Wood was a heavily fortified position overlooking British positions. After previous attempts, the Wood was finally taken on 28th June 1917 by 15th & 94th Brigades (including 11th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment - 'the Accrington Pals'). C arriage charges: UK first-class large letter £2.70 ; Europe airmail £3.39 ; USA, Canada, Far East, Australasia, South Africa etc airmail £4.98. Multiple purchases will be consolidated (where practical & cost-effective), reweighed & recalculated. Guaranteed well packed for transit. The prints I produce are original documents almost 100 years old and taken from contemporary publications. Any imperfections therefore are due to this age and the limitations of the printing processes of the time - they have not been retouched. They are not scans or recent reproductions on glossy paper. The mounts are new and of good quality with mitred inner edges and backing sheets. These mounted prints are ready to put into frames of your choice (please note: these are not framed prints -see photo). The year 2014 will mark the centenary year of the commencement of World War One in 1914, a cataclysmic event in which wholesale slaughter resulted in millions of deaths, many more physically and mentally wounded men & women and affected families in nearly every street for years to come. The conflict- 'the war to end all wars' -redefined the map of Europe but the founding of new ideological,political & racial factions led eventually to WW11. This indeed then is a fitting time to remember these men & women who fell, served or were just affected by these events. An excellent present and talking point for any living room, hotel lounge, bar, museum, hospital ward or military training establishment : and- what a challenging subject for the more experienced model-maker! I am always interested to hear of any personal connections to the people or events portrayed in these prints & modern views of historically depicted places. Notes on artists & photographers in WW1: Famous artists and photographers of the period produced a prolific output of living art lapped up by newspapers and magazines for home consumption in keeping up morale and encouraging recruitment. Unlike today's technology,photographic journalism in WW1was limited to rear areas or heavily staged poses due to the slow and cumbersome equipment at the time and a more controlled attitude to the press at the front. Artists often had to rely on descriptions or rough sketches from those at the front. Although some work may be considered overly sentimental or jingo-istic, this was the expected style of the time and what cannot be denied is the sheer talent of these artists and photographers. A rtists noted for their military artwork at this time included Frank Dadd, Fortunino Matania, Smid, A. C. Michael, Christopher Clark, Vladimiroff, Forestiere, Woolen, R. Caton Woodville, Harry Payne, J. Simont, Georges Scott and Ugo Matania etc. Recomm ended websites for further information include: (esp. for info on ar... read more

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