The Second Battle of Ypres, 22 April to 25 May 1915 | The Second Battle of Ypres | From Vimy to Juno: Canadians Through Two World Wars | From Vimy to Juno: Canadians Through Two World Wars

There are no Canadian photographs depicting the battle at Ypres, but many artist renderings exist. Artist Richard Jack painted this image in 1917 at the request of Lord Beaverbrook, who started and funded the campaign to document Canada's experience of the war through photography and art.

The painting by Richard Jack uses yellow tones to depict the battle scene at Ypres. Canadian soldiers can be seen fighting and dying in the trenches, among the mud and gas. — (Canadian War Museum, No. 19710261-0161.)

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