Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 29 July , 2019 Share Posted 29 July , 2019 Dear All, This sketch was done in 1917 by the brilliant young Austrian artist Egon Schiele, and hangs in the Military Museum in Vienna. Reproductions are long out of copyright. Apart from it being an artistic masterpiece by a genius who died young (Schiele's life was cut short at the end of the War by the Spanish influenza epidemic), the sketch shows Leutnant der Reserve Heinrich Wagner wearing two Kaiserlich und Königlich medals - the first with crossed swords: both with similar ribbons. Could a Great War Forum aficionado please identify the medals? Kindest regards, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Lowrey Posted 29 July , 2019 Share Posted 29 July , 2019 The left one appears to be the Militär-Verdienstmedaille aka the Signum Laudis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 29 July , 2019 Author Share Posted 29 July , 2019 Dear Michael, Thanks for that! Kindest regards, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 29 July , 2019 Author Share Posted 29 July , 2019 Dear All, I have found the first one! Kindest regards, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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