Noel de Castelnau, French World War I general Size:XL: 100 x 75cm A decorative fountain occupies the

A decorative fountain occupies the extreme right of the painting and beyond this is a park landscape with paths and figures

Belgaum district

St Andrew the Apostle

Daliah Lavi

Noel de Castelnau, French World War I general Size:XL: 100 x 75cm A decorative fountain occupies theNoel de Castelnau, French World War I general, (1926). Castelnau (1851 1944) was a leading exponent of the 'offensive spirit' which dominated France's strategy and tactics in the war until the dismissal of Robert Nivelle as French Commander in Chief in 1917. He commanded the French Second Army in its unsuccessful attempt to recapture the province of Lorraine in the early stages of the war.