The Passing of the Unknown Warrior, 11 November 1920
Frank Owen Salisbury (1874 - 1962)
Oil on canvas
1920-
About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall
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About the artist
Francis (Frank) Owen Salisbury was born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire in 1874. At 15 he apprenticed at his brother’s stained glass works in St Alban’s, after which he studied at Heatherley’s School of Fine Art, London. He later studied at the Royal Academy Schools (1892–97). Influenced by his travels in Europe, Salisbury’s grand painting style is evident in his portraits of royalty, politicians and senior figures including King George VI and Winston Churchill and in his municipal murals of historical subjects. A member of several art societies, Salisbury was appointed a Commander in the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 1938. He died at home in Hampstead, London in 1962. A studio sale of his work was held at Christie’s, London in 1985.
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- People
- Byng, Julian Hedworth George, Viscount Byng of VimyChurchill, Sir Winston Leonard SpencerEdward VIII, later Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor]French, John Denton Pinkstone, 1st Earl of YpresGeorge VGeorge VIHaig, Douglas, 1st Earl HaigHenry, Prince, Duke of GloucesterHorne, Henry Sinclair, Baron HorneLloyd George, David, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of DwyforMethuen, Paul Sanford, 3rd Baron MethuenMountbatten, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of BurmaWigram, Clive, 1st Baron WigramWilson, Sir Henry Hughes, 1st Baronet
- Places
- England, London, Whitehall: the Cenotaph, Whitehall: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall
- Subjects
- carriage, choir, choral music, WW1 art, horse, crowd, mourning, robe, military uniform, wreath, coffin, flag, funeral, parade, sword, soldier, World War I, state funeral, street, monument, government building
- Materials & Techniques
- canvas, oil, oil painting
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Details
- Title
- The Passing of the Unknown Warrior, 11 November 1920
- Date
- 1920
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- height: 141.00 cm, width: 311.00 cm
- Acquisition
- Presented by the artist, June 1953
- GAC number
- 2178