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Life Guards

Print
1953 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour lithograph depicting six guards in uniform on horse back facing toward the left. There is a railing in the foreground and a building with flag in the background.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleLife Guards (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Brief description
'Life Guards', colour lithograph by Edward Bawden, 1953.
Physical description
Colour lithograph depicting six guards in uniform on horse back facing toward the left. There is a railing in the foreground and a building with flag in the background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 431.8 (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1953)
  • Width: 304.8mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1953)
Production typeLimited edition
Production
Printed and published to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953.

Attribution note: One of a portfolio published by the Royal College of Art to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Reason For Production: Commission
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1953
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.326-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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