"In 1919 the Carline brothers were posted to the Middle East. Richard drew many aerial views of war zones as preparatory sketches for oil paintings commissioned by the recently formed Imperial War Museum." image: A view of Kut-el-Amara with the River Tigris in the upper left background, flowing behind a grove of date palms. The town is seen from an elevated viewpoint looking down on to the square, flat-roofed houses and a busy street with shops and pedestrians in local dress.