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The Advance Guard
The Advance Guard

The Advance Guard

Artist (b. 1873)
Date1905
MediumWatercolour on paper
Dimensions30 x 48.3 cm
ClassificationsWatercolours
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Lane Bequest, 1913.
Object number184
DescriptionThis watercolour shows two soldiers on horses trotting along a country road. On both sides of the road can be seen green grass with wild red flowers dotted around. Behind the soldiers are green fields as far as the horizon. A storm is brewing in the background with dark grey clouds stretching across the sky.
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