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Picture No 10942192
Date 1919
Description Temporary Cenotaph to the Glorious Dead, 1919
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Painting of the Cenotaph, a temporary structure of timber and plaster in Whitehall, London, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens as a memorial to the fallen of the First World War for the Peace Day celebrations in July 1919. The success of the structure meant it was rebuilt in Portland Stone and has remained the focus of Remembrance Day services since 1920.
Source Painting by William Walcot reproduced in The Sphere, 16 August 1919
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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