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During the First World War (1914–1918), the British sector of the Western Front extended north into the Flanders region in southern Belgium. Here, the front line projected into German-held territory as the triangular-shaped Ypres Salient, with the town of Ypres (Ieper) in the centre. The area was bombarded by German artillery from two sides and, by the end of the war, the town was almost completely flattened. At the centre of Ypres stood the huge, thirteenth-century Cloth Hall, one of the finest examples of Flemish medieval civic architecture and the economic heart of the town. The gradual destruction of Ypres during the war was epitomized by that of the Cloth Hall, which also came to symbolize the effect of war upon western civilization.
Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1919 (No.93).
National Army Museum
London
Title
The Cloth Hall, Ypres
Date
1918
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 104.3 x W 155.5 cm (E)
Accession number
NAM. 1989-04-135
Acquisition method
purchased from David Cohen Fine Art Limited, 1989
Work type
Painting
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London SW3 4HT England
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