King Albert of Belgium in the trenches, First World War Size:S: 40 x 30cm the Chemin des Dames was

the Chemin des Dames was the site of several major battles between 1916 and 1918

seated and posed at a writing desk with a pen poised over paper in his right hand

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in the royal carriage

Study of the augmented electrostatic generator with conducting rods shown demonstrating an electrical arc discharge

Two figures can be seen in the foreground

King Albert of Belgium in the trenches, First World War Size:S: 40 x 30cm the Chemin des Dames wasKing Albert of Belgium in the trenches, First World War, 1914. King Albert I of Belgium (1875 1934) at the front. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914).