THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD - New Release by Richard Taylor
Announcing the launch of a new commemorative edition in tribute to the Cenotaph and the Chelsea Pensioners!
THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD
- AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD -
The scale of the loss during the First World War was unimaginable – over a million British soldiers were killed – and in remembrance of their sacrifices a permanent Cenotaph was commissioned. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and constructed in Portland stone, it stands boldly in the midst of Whitehall. Austere but moving, simple yet gracious, no names are recorded on its sides, with few decorative embellishments apart from three furled flags to represent each of Britain’s armed services and, at each end, a carved wreath and the simple words – The Glorious Dead – chiselled into the stone.
Rededicated to include those British and Commonwealth military and civilian service men and women killed during the Second World War and all subsequent conflicts, the Cenotaph forms the dramatic centrepiece of They Shall Grow Not Old, a poignant new triptych created by Richard Taylor as a tribute to them all.
Few symbolise our veterans more than the well-loved Chelsea Pensioners, retired British Army soldiers such as those depicted in Richard’s drawings. Instantly recognisable by their iconic scarlet uniforms dating back to the reign of Queen Anne, the Chelsea Pensioners have become a living reminder of the losses incurred by generations of British soldiers.
Well-known for the precise quality of his drawings, Richard’s detailed pieces have been reproduced in a single composition as a limited edition print. Completed in his ‘trademark’ style of graphite, wash and coloured highlights on antique buff paper, this moving tribute is sure to be popular.
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