A Grave and a Mine Crater at La Boisselle, August 1917
William Orpen · 1917
Why it's great
A huge crater from a mine explosion and a lonely grave mark the old battlefield at La Boisselle, on the Somme. William Orpen, a British official war artist, painted it in 1917.
🏛️ Part of history
World War I (1914–1918) — A huge crater from a mine explosion and a lonely grave mark the old battlefield at La Boisselle, on the Somme.
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William Orpen was born near Dublin, Ireland, and became a leading portrait painter in London. He served as an official war artist in World War I and painted the Paris Peace Conference. He died in London in 1931.
