Dame Laura Knight R.A., R.W.S., R.E., R.W.A., P.S.W.A. (1877-1970)
Prisoners in Dock at Nuremberg Trial no.1
Coloured chalks and watercolour
Signed
30 x 22 ins (76 x 56 cms)
1946
Provenance
Collection of the artist
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
'Paintings and Drawings by Dame Laura Knight', Worthing Art Gallery, 1963, no.28
With Society of Graphic Artists, The Royal Institute Galleries, London
Dame Laura Knight was an official war artist during WWII, and at the age of 68 was commissioned in January 1946 to paint the Nuremberg Trials for the British Government War Records.
This drawing shows the front row of prisoners/German war leaders in the dock. Seated left to right are Goring, Hess, Rippentrop and Keitel with Admiral Doenitz behind Goring.