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The Manchesters, Arras. 'Just out of the trenches near Arras. Been through the battles of Ypres and Somme untouched. Going home to Sheffield to be married.', William Orpen

The Manchesters, Arras. 'Just out of the trenches near Arras. Been through the battles of Ypres and Somme untouched. Going home to Sheffield to be married.'

The Manchesters, Arras. 'Just out of the trenches near Arras. Been through the battles of Ypres and Somme untouched. Going home to Sheffield to be married.' (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish) (1878-1931)

Movement
Society portraiture
Date
1917
Medium
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions
50.8 × 44.4 cm (sheet)
Collection
Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Imperial War Museums, public domain

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