PEGASUS DAWN - Framed Collector's Piece
by Simon Smith
Shortly after D-Day, the free movement of Allied troops over the Caen Canal heralds a significant triumph in the campaign to liberate Normandy. Just days before, in the early hours of 6 June, elements of the British 6th Airborne Division captured the strategically important Bénouville bridge, later renamed Pegasus after their flying horse emblem.
From the moment the Battle of Britain was over, the Allies had planned for the invasion that would liberate Europe from the tyranny of Hitler’s thuggish Reich. On 6 June 1944 those plans were put into practice on the beaches of Normandy when the world witnessed the largest amphibious landings ever seen.
To commemorate the fierce battles throughout the campaign, Simon’s masterful piece portrays the scene a few days after D-Day.
Framed to full conservation standards to include a museum-quality reproduction 6th Airborne Pegasus patch, and to add further authenticity to this edition the print carries the signatures of ELEVEN British veterans:
- Gunner Bill Hartley
- Sergeant 'Tich' Rayner
- Corporal Walter 'Babs' Pearson
- Private Charlie Hill
- Craftsman Albert Holmshaw
- Corporal Doug Parker
- Corporal Gordon Drabble
- Trooper Don Walker
- Private Patrick Stafford
- Private Bert Cooper
- Gunner George Sharman
Framed Remarque Edition
This Remarque edition carries the same signatures as above alongside a specially commissioned pencil drawing by Simon Smith hand-crafted in the lower margin of the print to create a completely unique collector's piece!
- Media:
- Framed Prints
- Size:
- 36.5 x 28.75 inches
- Release Date:
- 6/2022
Editions that feature original and unique artwork, such as Remarque, Tribute and matted editions, are specifically hand-crafted to order. As a result, our normal delivery policies do not apply to these items but we’ll be sure to update you as soon as your drawing is complete. If you have any particular request for your remarque drawing – such as specific aircraft markings – please ask when placing your order and we will do our best to accommodate.
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