With the artist's studio stamp (verso)

Wash over sepia ink and touches of pencil, 47 by 32 cm (18 ½ by 12 ½ ins)

A closely related work is in the Imperial War Museum (IWM ART LD 4228) and forms part of the group of Luard’s work acquired by the War Artists’ Advisory Committee in the 1940s. The note on that work describes the scene as follows: “A view looking down on a group of British soldiers attempting to pull a supply of shells up a mountain, along a path through the rocks. Two soldiers at the top of the mountain strain to pull the rope attached to the cradle, while five other soldiers push from the bottom.”