Imperial War Museum First World War Artwork

'English: a Prisoner of War'- animals abandoned by the enemy were handed over to the Veterinary Service image: a thin, sickly horse stands in a muddy landscape in the rain, with a few tree stumps in the background.

'English: a Way we have in the Navy'-hms Curlew image: a full length portrait of a Royal Navy sailor in uniform asleep, his cap slightly tilted and his hands resting on his stomach.

'English: action Stations' Again, off Gallipoli, April 24th 1915 image: A view from the stern of HMS Manica towards three Royal Navy warships, HMS Minerva, HMS Talbot and HMS Ark Royal from left to right respec More

'English: au Bon Coin' - Monsieur le Patron image: half length right profile portrait of a man in a waiter's jacket

"beetles", a Great Idea, Mudros, July 20th 1915 image: in the top threequarters of the page, four sketches of sailing a small boat; in the lower quarter sketches of two landing boats of a type used at the Galli More

'English: buckshee', France, 20th January 1917 image: a sketch of a British Army officer wearing a monocle, greatcoat and peaked cap. He is shown in three different aspects: a full length portrait with the offi More

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"c'est la Guerre!", 1916, Portfolio of Six Prints image: two soldiers, one wearing a German pickelhaube, grapple with each other, both holding knives above their heads. They are rendered largely in black agains More

"c'est la Guerre!", 1916, Portfolio of Six Prints image: a view of a French defensive position on the Western Front, assembled from a mixture of barbed wire and various objects. These include a cheval de frise, More

"c'est la Guerre!", 1916, Portfolio of Six Prints image: the interior of a cellar of a French house. The bodies of an old man and an old woman lie on the floor. A group of civilian men, women and children griev More

"c'est la Guerre!", 1916, Portfolio of Six Prints image: two dead soldiers lie on the ground amongst a mass of barbed wire secured in the ground with wooden pegs. A rifle lies by the side of the foremost soldi More

'English: clement', Sus St Leger, 29 October 1916 image: a head and shoulders portrait of a young French boy wearing a cap and scarf.

'English: coaling Ship', Trimming Coal, July 15th 1915 image: three bare-chested men trim coal below deck on a coaling ship. The man in the centre uses an implement with one man directly behind him and the othe More

'English: con- Camp' - Genoa image: a view across the large tents of a military camp, with some of the buildings and a church spire of Genoa in the background. The sea is visible to the right.

Dazzle-painting' was a form of camouflage, and was particularly effective in moonlight. Wilkinson was responsible for the introduction of the 'dazzle' painted effect. As is evident in this image, the paint desi More

'dazzled'- a Camouflaged Battleship - "HMS Ramillies" in a gale of wind English: image: The Royal Navy Revenge-class battleship HMS Ramillies at sea in rough weather conditions. She is shown from the bow end a More

duff image: Below decks on board ship, a group of youths in naval rating uniform sit at a wooden table. In the foreground two boys sit on a bench, their backs to the viewer, holding a pudding bowl and spoon at More

'English: feeds Round!' Stable-time in the Wagon-lines, France image: A row of horses stand with their rears to the viewer. Each of the horses is being groomed, and three cloth capped NCOs stand to the right sh More

'English: god Bless Dear Old Blighty' - J. Ellicott, October 1916 image: a head and shoulders portrait of a British infantryman wearing field uniform and smoking a cigarette.

'English: good-bye-ee'- Cassel image: A British soldier waving farewell to a young French girl standing in a shop doorway. She stands with her hands clasped in front of her, a sad look on her face as she watch More

"headquarters" - a Caricature of Gordon Brinley Richards image: a half-length caricature of Gordon Brinley Richards in uniform, his head hanging forward shown in profile and mouth agape.

'English: humanity' Bearer Post, Cambrin Sector, August 1916 (the 91st Field Ambulance) image: Two British soldiers in a trench outside the entrance to a dugout. Rain pours down from the thick grey clouds above More

"k-s Nelly" - Souvenir de Saint-omer image: full length portrait of a smartly dressed woman walking in a Saint Omer street

"kamarad" image: a sketch of the head of an unshaven German prisoner of war, his left hand held palm out towards the viewer, a speech bubble with the word 'KAMARAD' to the right of the image. There is a small More

'English: mauretania', Leaving Mudros for England, 7pm, July 23rd 1915 image: a view of Mudros Bay on the island of Lemnos, with several ships moored in the right foreground. In the distance, the liner Mauretan More

'English: mowler', One of Our Mascots, July 6th 1915 image: a depiction of a black cat, a pet and mascot of HMS Manica, standing on a flat surface amongst the rope attachments of the ship's balloon, part of whi More

'English: neuralia', Hospital Ship, Receiving Wounded Aboard, 6.15pm, July 21st 1915 image: an annotated sketch of the hospital ship Neuralia, shown port side on, taking onboard wounded personnel from a smaller More

"nipper" in His Element, April 30th 1915; Cracking Up Cast Iron Plate for filling "ticklers", Jam-tin Bombs for Use in Trenches image: a man wearing shorts and shirt is shown side on using a large hammer to bre More

'English: over the Top'. 1st Artists' Rifles at Marcoing, 30th December 1917 image: a landscape in the snow. On the left, a red earth trench lined with duckboards stretches away from the viewer. A group of sol More

'English: per Mare, Per Terram' - British sea-planes flying from Galipoli to Otranto image: three British seaplanes fly in close proximity at low altitude across an Italian landscape, with some old stone ruins More

'English: pernam' Fellowes, of the Scouts, Artists' Rifles image: head and shoulders portrait of a soldier

'Plug St.' Village - An Unusual Compliment To One of Our Airmen- a black Maria To Himself image: a view across an open battlefield with what appears to be a Royal Flying Corps Maurice Farman biplane having just More

'English: puffing Billy' (s31) in Baghdad image: a starboard side view of a paddle steamer moving along the Tigris river at Baghdad, with buildings of the city on the riverbank in the background.

'English: r 34' and 'r 29' in the Shed at East Fortune image: Two enormous airships being worked on within a hangar-like aircraft shed. Workers are visible on the ground, appearing tiny next to the airships.

'English: rigids' at Pulham, 1918. R23 Type British Airships at Pulham St Mary, Norfolk image: A view of the interior of an airship hangar showing the rear fins of two rigid airships. There is a tank and a numb More

'English: sacrifice'. Study for the painting in Ottawa. image: A depiction of Christ on the cross is superimposed over a scene of British soldiers gathering to bury dead soldiers in a battle-scarred landscape. More

'English: scrutie' - Taylor of the Artists' Scouts image: a half length profile portrait of a young soldier

'English: scrutie' Taylor, of the Scouts image: a head and shoulders portrait of a young soldier

'English: snotty', HMS Melampus, 1918 image: a sketch of a Royal Navy officer wearing a large hooded waterproof coat, with a pair of binoculars around his neck, looking out to sea from the covered bridge of HMS Melampus.

'English: st George for England'- British Seaplanes Bombing the Turks at Ramleh, Burial-place of St. George, 23 December 1916 image: two British seaplanes are in flight, with a military camp of bell tents on th More

'English: stand To' Before Dawn image: British infantrymen stand-to in a duckboarded trench. They lean against the parapet looking over the breastworks into No Man's Land, with their rifles beside them. There a More

'English: stand To' Before Dawn image: British infantrymen stand-to in a duckboarded trench. They lean against the parapet looking over the breastworks into No Man's Land, with their rifles beside them. There a More

standing By' - Gaudiempre [recto] waiting for the 'buses - Gaudiempre [verso] image: a soldier reclining full-length with his head on a pack, amongst the tents of a field camp [recto] image: a village road wit More

'English: stirling Castle', Menin Road, Ypres image: a view through a copse of shattered trees to a long low hill in the background. The ground is muddy with flooded shellholes and the sky is overcast.

'strafed' by a German Seaplane off Terschelling English: image: Three Royal Navy warships sail across the composition from right to left shown port side on. They are under attack from a German seaplane, with s More

the Bandstand image: A view of a naval gun platform on the deck of a warship, with the breech of the gun visible on the left and a crescent of artillery shells lined up on the deck in the foreground. Parts of t More

the Chief image: A full length portrait of a Royal Navy officer in uniform, sitting on a chair and playing a banjo. He has the chair at a slight angle so that he is only supported by two legs of the chair. He i More

'English: the Jerry', France, 12 December 1916 image: a group of eleven British infantrymen sitting around a fire. The fire burns in a brazier that is made from a metal jerry can.

The Pride of the German Fleet' - the battleship "Bayern", the first German ship to carry 15-inch guns, surrenders, never having fired her guns in action Image: View over the bow of a warship, of a large capital More

"thirsting for the Blood of Huns" image: a bespectacled soldier marching with rifle shouldered

thou Shalt Not Steal image: Two British soldiers picking apples in an orchard. The soldier on the left bites into the fruit as he looks around him, while the other, wearing a kilt, leans up to pick from the hi More

'English: tied Up' Steamers and Lighters waiting for Down-river Craft to pass in the Narrows, Tigris image: sketch of a river paddle steamer and other small craft, moored side-by-side on a bank of the Tigris Ri More

'English: two to Blow', Hm Submarine L7 image: a sailor stands threequarter length in left profile, his left hand extended beyond the frame of the image.

'English: voici Encore Un Boche' - behind the British Front

"wipers" - Maquette for the Hoylake War Memorial, West Kirby image: a maquette of a British infantrymen, shown full length brandishing a rifle with bayonet attached. He stands with a German pickelhaube at his feet.

(Sketch for IWM ART 4491) image: a sketch of three Italian Alpine troops resting. Two are wearing traditional Tyrolean Alpine hats, the other wears a fatigue cap.

17, Duke's Road, Euston was the London HQ of the Artists' Rifles image: upper body portrait of a soldier seated at a table

17, Duke's Road, Euston was the London HQ of the Artists' Rifles image: upper body portrait of a soldier playing cards

2.45pm, May 14th 1915 image: a sketch showing the wake of HMS Manica as she sails away from Sari Bair and the coast of Gallipoli. There are two ships at sail near the coast and a biplane in flight above.

2.45pm, May 3rd 1915 image: a heavily annotated aerial diagram of the position of Royal Navy warships HMS Manica, HMS Ark Royal and HMS Talbot off Gallipoli at around 2.45pm on 3 May 1915. The coastline is show More

27 Knots. HMS Melampus image: A view from the port side deck of the destroyer HMS Melampus. In the foreground four sailors man a circular gun turret, which is placed between two large funnels. Other sailors can More

5.15pm, April 30th 1915 image: an annotated sketch showing the bow of HMS Manica in the foreground with her kite balloon in the sky above. All around her are other Royal Navy warships, with the Gallipoli coastl More

7-ix port and Starboard view Public domain image of a British navy ship, steamship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

7-mx Public domain photograph of British ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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9.30pm, April 26th 1915 image: s view from the deck of HMS Manica during the evening, with two searchlight beams shining skywards in the distance. The scene is also illuminated by the moon.

A 'bellam' in a Narrow Creek at Basra - 'bellam is the Arabic name for the long narrow canoe-shaped boat of the country, the gondola of Basra and the Tigris image: an Arab man manoeuvres a bellam canoe down a n More

A 'camouflage tree' was an observation post made from a hollow metal cylinder, camouflaged as a dead tree. image: A group of men erecting a 'camouflage tree'. The soldier standing at the top centre of the comp More

A 'gufar' loaded with Water-melons - the cauldron-like 'gufar' of Baghdad, probably the oldest vessel in the world, is a boat indigenous to the Tigris image: a local man in a circular local boat approaches the More

A 'heavy' Resting on the Arras Road image: on the left, a heavy field gun with camouflaged barrel on a road. A soldier stands by the gun, looking towards the right at a column of other large wheeled vehicles an More

A 'khamseen' at Kantara image: a view down a central thoroughfare through a large military camp at Kantara. In the foreground a British soldier and an Arab soldier stand beside an open-topped motor car parked a More

A 'quiet' Night After a Very Hard Day, May 6th 1915 image: a night time view across the sea near the Gallipoli coastline. A single ship sits on the water in the centre of the composition.

A Bare Tree, Ypres image: a landscape of bare and blasted trees in a wood, with a stream or river in the foreground; light falls on one tree in the left middle ground, with unusually more branches than most.

A Barrel Bridge on the Jordan - the barrel pier bridge at Ghoraniyeh image: a landscape view of Royal Engineers working on the construction of a temporary wooden bridge across the River Jordan. In the right for More

A Battery Shelled image: Three officers stand to the left of the composition beside a pile of ammunition boxes. Each looks in a different direction. One has his back to the viewer and looks out over the scene o More

A Bellam and a Mahaila in Ashar Creek, Basra image: a man stands on a Bellam, similar to a canoe, moving alongside a larger boat, a Mahaila, from which supplies are being unloaded up a wooden gangway onto a doc More

A Bend on the Tigris, near Qalat Salih image: a view of the wide river Tigris as it runs through a flat landscape. A Royal Navy warship sails along the river, approaching a bend that will lead it towards the im More

A Big Crane at Rosyth Placing a Gun on a Light Cruiser; Night English: image: A Royal Navy light cruiser moored at Rosyth dockyard has a gun fitted to its deck at night. The gun is being lowered by a large cra More

A Bit of Yarmouth in the East- a view from Navy House, Port Said, November 1918 image: a view from a quayside of a flotilla of trawlers moored up close to the quay at Port Said. On the far side of the quay lies More

A Boarding Party of Rnr Men going aboard a Prize under Searchlight English: image: A night scene where a party of sailors of the Royal Naval Reserve board a large sailing vessel from a rowing boat next to the More

A Bombed Bridge Near Ypres image: a landscape view across water to a wooden bridge damaged at its centre, with blasted trees and buildings beyond. The right side of the composition is filled by a bastion of Ypr More

A Bombing Post in the Snow image: Four British infantrymen wearing greatcoats and winter clothing lie in a shell hole in snow-covered No Man's Land, which is littered with barbed wire.

A Bombing Post in the Snow image: Four British infantrymen wearing greatcoats and winter clothing lie in a shell hole in snow-covered No Man's Land, which is littered with barbed wire.

A Brcs and Order of St John Barge on the Tigris at Amara - Brcs and Order of St John Headquarters in the distance image: Two Red Cross boats sail along the Tigris River alongside a local sailing boat. Both boat More

A Brcs and Order of St John Hospital Ship and Barges on the Tigris image: In the foreground men wearing sandy coloured shorts and pith helmets transfer boxes of medical supplies onto a large boat on the right. More

A Brcs and Order of St John Motor Driver image: A Red Cross driver standing by his ambulance. He looks out towards the viewer, the collar turned up on his overcoat, his hands protected by thick fur mittens.

A Brcs and order of St John Stretcher-bearer image: A full length portrait of a stretcher bearer holding a large folded up stretcher against his left shoulder. He wears navy blue uniform, his cap marked with a More

A BRCS and OSJJ Hospital Barge Orderly on the Tigris image: A three quarter length portrait of a Red Cross and Order of St John barge orderly, wearing sandy coloured shorts, pith helmet and white shirt. He stan More

A Brcs and Osjj Officer in France image: A three quarter length portrait of an officer of the British Red Cross and St John's Ambulance. He wears a thick greatcoat and steel helmet, with a red cross armband on More

A Brcs and Osjj Officer in Mesopotamia image: A full length portrait of a British Red Cross and Order of St John officer, who wears sandy coloured shorts, a pith helmet, shirt and tie. Behind him is a view of t More

A British Cemetery on the Bucquoi Road image: in a thicket lies a life size figure of Christ on a cross. In the foreground, more than twenty informal wooden crosses stand in a row.

A British Mine Exploding image: a large mine exploding in the centre of a battlefield landscape.

A British Pilot in a Be2c approaching Hit along the course of the River Euphrates, July 1919. image: The back view of a pilot from the rear cockpit of a BE2C. The struts and wires of the wing structure surround More

A Camouflaged Quarry - Between Cherisy and Hendicourt image: A view across a camouflaged quarry, which is much like a battle scarred landscape in appearance. The bare trunks of damaged trees are visible in the distance.

A Camouflaged Tent image: a bell tent, extensively camouflaged with various foliage.

A Camp, Macedonia image: a view of a British Army camp in Macedonia, with a group of soldiers standing together to the right. Behind them is a line of seven bell tents set against a rocky cliff face. In the di More

A Camp, Tincques- the 9th Divisional Train image: a camp with a camouflaged tent and lines of washing in the foreground. A British soldier sits against the side of his tent, with a pile of supplies and equipmen More

A Captured German Munition Dump image: a scene of the remains of a German ammunition dump. There are three dead German soldiers slumped in the foreground amongst boxes of ammunition. A column of British soldie More