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The Monument

Image credit: Government Art Collection

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A statue of a Roman soldier stands on a stone plinth, his arms and right leg decapitated and his chest smeared in what appears to be blood. The plinth stands within a recess, over which an arch resting on two columns once loomed. In Pryde's painting this architectural monument, like the statue itself, is partially destroyed, leaving only broken remains. This is one of several versions of this subject painted by Pryde. The violence and destruction of the First World War inspired the sense of loss and doom in the painting. The figures in the foreground of the composition could be refugees. This painting was acquired in 1919 by Annie, Lady Cowdray (1862–1932), a renowned philanthropist and one of Pryde's most enthusiastic patrons, after she visited his studio in 1919.

Government Art Collection

London

Title

The Monument

Date

c.1916–1917

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 151.5 x W 138.5 cm

Accession number

16724

Acquisition method

purchased from the Fine Art Society, 1990

Work type

Painting

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Government Art Collection

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