German troops stopping for midday rations on the way to Brussels, First World War mb-code 42-56231896 Henry Birkin in a Bentley

Henry Birkin in a Bentley

In 1845-1847 he assisted the British archaeologist AH Layard in his first expedition to the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

His gaze is direct and his expression rather self-satisfied

[A small space but rich in various herbs]

The lower figures are portraits of a Gascon knight and the author paying his respects to the knight who had sent for him to accompany him to England

German troops stopping for midday rations on the way to Brussels, First World War mb-code 42-56231896 Henry Birkin in a BentleyGerman troops stopping for midday rations on the way to Brussels, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914).