A Man Resting, near Arras. Mont St Eloi on the left, Vimy Ridge in the distance Art.IWMART2990, William Orpen
A man resting, near arras. Mont st eloi on the left, vimy ridge in the distance
image: a young british infantryman in full kit lying asleep on the ground. He rests his head on his hands, his steel helmet on the ground near his head. Ruins can be seen on mont st eloi in the left background, with the high ground of vimy ridge just visible on the horizon. Date: 1917 (First World War).