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Hellfire Corner
(1917)

Medium
gelatin silver photograph

Measurements
36.0 × 48.9 cm (image) 36.4 × 49.2 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2008

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Belgium

Inscription
inscribed in pencil on support reverse u.r.: E 1889 / 1B (in a circle)
stamped in ink on support reverse c.: AUSTRA(...illeg.) / (...illeg.) / (...illeg.) MELBOURNE / COPYRIGHT / Prosecution will follow / infringement.
stamped (diagonally) in ink on support reverse c.: (...illeg.)TRALIAN / (...illeg.) / COPYRIGHT / Prosecution will follow / infringement.
inscribed (inverted) in pencil on support reverse c.r.: (...illeg.) 3 / 919 / A / 783 (underlined) / ___

Accession Number
2008.365

Department
Australian Photography

Physical description
Road leading through barren, war-torn fields. Horses with soldiers on road. Sign to the side roads "Hellfire Corner".