Mopping up
A charcoal and watercolor sketch shows two soldiers in steel helmets advancing along a trench. The front figure grips a rifle while the one behind carries a rifle on his shoulder, with wooden duckboards and plank-lined walls around them.
- Artist
- Townsend
- Date
- 1918
- Medium
- charcoal with watercolor (overall production method/technique) watercolor (overall production method/technique) paper (overall material)
- Source
- Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
- Size
- 3008 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
Español: Limpieza del terreno
Un boceto en carboncillo y acuarela muestra a dos soldados con cascos de acero avanzando por una trinchera. La figura delantera sostiene un fusil mientras la que va detrás lleva el suyo al hombro, rodeados de tablones de madera y muros entablados.
Português: Limpeza do terreno
Um esboço em carvão e aquarela mostra dois soldados de capacete de aço avançando por uma trincheira. A figura da frente segura um fuzil enquanto a que vem atrás carrega o seu no ombro, cercados por tábuas de madeira e paredes revestidas.