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11 o'clock Parade : Guards' Depot Caterham, Surrey; IWM ART LD 466

Object description: image: a square parade ground with groups of recruits taking part in various drilling exercises. Senior officers inspect the recruits. The square is surrounded by buildings that form the Barracks. Label: This etching shows recruits at squad drill on the parade ground at the Guards Depot. Gross visited the Guards Barracks in Caterham, Surrey as his first commission in March 1940. History note: War Artists Advisory Committee commission Inscription: 6/50 11 oclock Parade Guard's Depot Inscription: Anthony Gross (signed) Catalogue number: Art.IWM ART LD 466 Production date: 1940 Subject period: Second World War Materials: medium: etching, support: paper Dimensions: Support: Height 221 mm, Support: Width 322 mm, Mount: Height 405 mm, Mount: Width 558 mm Alternative Names: object category: drawing Creator: Gross, Anthony (CBE) (RA) Category: art

11 o'clock Parade : Guards' Depot Caterham, Surrey; IWM ART LD 466
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