Image: The Mad Woman of Douai Art.IWMART4671

Description: The Mad Woman of Douai image: A scene set in the ruins of a church. The East-facing fall of the apse is all that remains, and the crucifix still intact. A group of peasants stand around a woman sitting on a chair next to a table. She has an expression of horror frozen on her face and her hands clasped tightly in her lap. Two of the peasants lean close to her, while another pair stand behind with their heads together. To the right three others stand in an attitude of sorrow. A soldier stands leaning on his rifle beyond them. The decayed corpse of a soldier lies on the ground in front, his pose mirroring that of the soldier standing above. In the left foreground there is a grave marked with a helmet, and the boot of the dead soldier protrouding from the end. The devastated remains of Douai lie beyond this scene, and the dark shadows of mountains in the distance.
Title: The Mad Woman of Douai Art.IWMART4671
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//149/media-149028/large.jpg This is photograph Art.IWM ART 4671 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Orpen, William
Permission: This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No