Memorial details

Memorial type
Painting / Print
District
East Lindsey
Town
Horncastle
County
Lincolnshire
Country
England
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
94249

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Current location

short corridor opposite the reception
War Memorial Centre (former Hospital)
North Street
Horncastle
East Lindsey
Lincolnshire
LN9 5DX
England

OS Grid Ref: TF 26059 69799
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
To the right of the framed Roll of Honour is a framed print of the painting entitled “Immortal Shrine” by the Australian artist Captain William Frederick Longstaff, the distinguished Australian artist, was born in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in 1879. In the early 1920’s he established a popular reputation with allegorical wall paintings in the vein of the Angel of Mons, but he did more solid work both as an official war-artist to the Australian Government and as Officer in Charge of Camouflage with the Australian Forces during the Great War.
Inscription legible?
yes
Components
  • Painting
    Measurements: height 540mm, width 855mm
    Materials: Wood, Glass, 300gsm Art Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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