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First World War

138 works by 5 artists

138 works featuring “First World War” by 5 artists, from the 19th to the 20th century, held in 12 museums.

Boulogne, Arthur Streeton

Boulogne, 1918.

Boulogne (museum title)

Arthur Streeton (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay, William Orpen

A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay, 1919.

A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Major J B McCudden, VC, DSO, MC, MM, William Orpen

Major J B McCudden, VC, DSO, MC, MM, 1918.

Major J B McCudden, VC, DSO, MC, MM (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Elswick, 1917 : Messrs Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, John Lavery

Elswick, 1917 : Messrs Armstrong, Whitworth & Company, 1919.

Elswick, 1917 : Messrs Armstrong, Whitworth & Company (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Red Cross Hostel, Rouen, 1919, John Lavery

Red Cross Hostel, Rouen, 1919, 1919.

Red Cross Hostel, Rouen, 1919 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Le Sars. F.E. Crashed, William Orpen

Le Sars. F.E. Crashed, 1917.

Le Sars. F.E. Crashed (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor and pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Le Havre, 1919 : Nurse Billam and Sister Currier, John Lavery

Le Havre, 1919 : Nurse Billam and Sister Currier, 1919.

Le Havre, 1919 : Nurse Billam and Sister Currier (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The QMAAC Convalescent Home, Le Touquet, 1919, John Lavery

The QMAAC Convalescent Home, Le Touquet, 1919, 1919.

The QMAAC Convalescent Home, Le Touquet, 1919 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Admiral Sir James Startin, KCB, AM, RNR, John Lavery

Admiral Sir James Startin, KCB, AM, RNR, 1918.

Admiral Sir James Startin, KCB, AM, RNR (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

German Prisoners Captured at Messines, William Orpen

German Prisoners Captured at Messines, 1917.

German Prisoners Captured at Messines (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

No Man's Land, Maurice Cullen

No Man's Land, 1919.

No Man's Land (museum title)

Maurice Cullen (Canadian), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28th June 1919, William Orpen

The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28th June 1919, 1919.

The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Adam and Eve at Péronne, William Orpen

Adam and Eve at Péronne, 1918.

Adam and Eve at Péronne (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Major General Sir Archibald Macdonell, KCB, Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, the Distinguished Service Order, William Orpen

Major General Sir Archibald Macdonell, KCB, Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, the Distinguished Service Order, 1918.

Major General Sir Archibald Macdonell, KCB, Commander of… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

Major-General H.M. Trenchard, CB, DSO, RFC. Painted at General Headquarters, May 13th 1917, William Orpen

Major-General H.M. Trenchard, CB, DSO, RFC. Painted at General Headquarters, May 13th 1917, 1917.

Major-General H.M. Trenchard, CB, DSO, RFC. Painted at… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

NO 3 GS, VAD Camp, Rouen, 1919, John Lavery

NO 3 GS, VAD Camp, Rouen, 1919, 1919.

NO 3 GS, VAD Camp, Rouen, 1919 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, 1861 - 1928. Soldier (study for portrait in General Officers of World War I, 1914 - 1918, in the National Portrait Gallery, London), John Singer Sargent

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, 1861 - 1928. Soldier (study for portrait in General Officers of World War I, 1914 - 1918, in the National Portrait Gallery, London), 1922.

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, 1861 - 1928. Soldier (study… (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

National Galleries of Scotland, United Kingdom

A Trench, Thiepval: German wire, William Orpen

A Trench, Thiepval: German wire, 1917.

A Trench, Thiepval: German wire (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor and pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

HM Land Ship 'Shell Out', William Orpen

HM Land Ship 'Shell Out', 1917.

HM Land Ship 'Shell Out' (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor and pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The Guns. HMS Terror, 1918, John Lavery

The Guns. HMS Terror, 1918, 1918.

The Guns. HMS Terror, 1918 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

At the Front, Maurice Cullen

At the Front, 1918.

At the Front (museum title)

Maurice Cullen (Canadian), oil on wood

Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada

Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Currie, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St-Michael and St George, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, William Orpen

Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Currie, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St-Michael and St George, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 1919.

Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Currie, Knight Grand Cross of… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

Bombing: Night, William Orpen

Bombing: Night, 1918.

Bombing: Night (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Army Post Office 3, Boulogne, 1919, John Lavery

Army Post Office 3, Boulogne, 1919, 1919.

Army Post Office 3, Boulogne, 1919 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Lady Henry's Crêche, Woolwich, John Lavery

Lady Henry's Crêche, Woolwich, 1919.

Lady Henry's Crêche, Woolwich (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Blown Up, William Orpen

Blown Up, 1917.

Blown Up (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor and pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Ready To Start. Self Portrait, 1917, William Orpen

Ready To Start. Self Portrait, 1917, 1917.

Ready To Start. Self Portrait, 1917 (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on panel

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The Cemetery, Etaples, 1919, John Lavery

The Cemetery, Etaples, 1919, 1919.

The Cemetery, Etaples, 1919 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Southampton Water, 1918, John Lavery

Southampton Water, 1918, 1918.

Southampton Water, 1918 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The Château, Thiepval, William Orpen

The Château, Thiepval, 1917.

The Château, Thiepval (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), pencil and wash on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The Sunken Road, Hangard, Maurice Cullen

The Sunken Road, Hangard, 1918.

The Sunken Road, Hangard (museum title)

Maurice Cullen (Canadian), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

Dead Germans in a Trench, William Orpen

Dead Germans in a Trench, 1918.

Dead Germans in a Trench (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Harvest, 1918, William Orpen

Harvest, 1918, 1918.

Harvest, 1918 (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Zonnebeke, William Orpen

Zonnebeke, 1918.

Zonnebeke (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

A Tank, William Orpen

A Tank, 1917.

A Tank (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor, chalk, and charcoal on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The Ordnance CO's Cookhouse, Henriville, Boulogne, John Lavery

The Ordnance CO's Cookhouse, Henriville, Boulogne, 1919.

The Ordnance CO's Cookhouse, Henriville, Boulogne (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Shell-Making, Edinburgh, John Lavery

Shell-Making, Edinburgh, 1919.

Shell-Making, Edinburgh (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

A Dead German in a Trench, William Orpen

A Dead German in a Trench, 1917.

A Dead German in a Trench (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The End of a Hero and a Tank at Courcelette, William Orpen

The End of a Hero and a Tank at Courcelette, 1917.

The End of a Hero and a Tank at Courcelette (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The Entrance, Dover Harbour, 1918 : in the foreground are the harbour protection nets against enemy submarines, John Lavery

The Entrance, Dover Harbour, 1918 : in the foreground are the harbour protection nets against enemy submarines, 1918.

The Entrance, Dover Harbour, 1918 : in the foreground are… (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Gentelles, Maurice Cullen

Gentelles, 1918.

Gentelles (museum title)

Maurice Cullen (Canadian), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

The Refugee (A), William Orpen

The Refugee (A), 1918.

The Refugee (A) (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Major General Sir David Watson, KCB, Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, William Orpen

Major General Sir David Watson, KCB, Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, 1918.

Major General Sir David Watson, KCB, Commander of the Most… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Canadian War Museum, Canada

The Bakeries, Dieppe, 1919, John Lavery

The Bakeries, Dieppe, 1919, 1919.

The Bakeries, Dieppe, 1919 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The Women's Emergency Canteen, Gare du Nord, Paris, 1919, John Lavery

The Women's Emergency Canteen, Gare du Nord, Paris, 1919, 1919.

The Women's Emergency Canteen, Gare du Nord, Paris, 1919 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

A Grave and a Mine Crater at La Boisselle, August 1917, William Orpen

A Grave and a Mine Crater at La Boisselle, August 1917, 1917.

A Grave and a Mine Crater at La Boisselle, August 1917 (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

'Good-bye-ee': Cassel, William Orpen

'Good-bye-ee': Cassel, 1917.

'Good-bye-ee': Cassel (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor and pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

A Trench, Thiepval, William Orpen

A Trench, Thiepval, 1917.

A Trench, Thiepval (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor and pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Monitors, Dover Harbour, 1918, John Lavery

Monitors, Dover Harbour, 1918, 1918.

Monitors, Dover Harbour, 1918 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Frozen Feet: Fleurs, William Orpen

Frozen Feet: Fleurs, 1917.

Frozen Feet: Fleurs (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), charcoal on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom