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Friday, November 12, 2021
Derriere
That huge sword would have been big even in Medieval times, never mind that a knight would
never be depicted nude. The haircut borders on Prince Valiant, and this work perplexes me.
The Machinegun Corps Memorial by Francis Derwent Wood, R.A. (1871-1926). Bronze. 1925. Hyde Park Corner, London. The inscription on the front of the monument has the Biblical quote "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands." I suppose the statue represents the young shepherd boy David who killed the giant Goliath and chopped off his head with Goliath's own sword.
I am not sure why that would be a suitable memorial to the men of the Machinegun Corps who died in WWI, but there it is.
Thanks, Tom. I share your uncertainty as to how suitable it is. I've been to Hyde Park Corner multiple times, but apparently don't remember it. The 1925 World War I Memorial at my alma mater, the University of Texas, has naked soldiers and sailors with huge swords, too, so maybe it's a 1920s motif of some sort.
Do you have any idea where this statue is?
ReplyDeleteSorry, but no.
DeleteThe Machinegun Corps Memorial by Francis Derwent Wood, R.A. (1871-1926). Bronze. 1925. Hyde Park Corner, London.
ReplyDeleteThe inscription on the front of the monument has the Biblical quote "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands." I suppose the statue represents the young shepherd boy David who killed the giant Goliath and chopped off his head with Goliath's own sword.
I am not sure why that would be a suitable memorial to the men of the Machinegun Corps who died in WWI, but there it is.
-Tom
Thanks, Tom. I share your uncertainty as to how suitable it is. I've been to Hyde Park Corner multiple times, but apparently don't remember it. The 1925 World War I Memorial at my alma mater, the University of Texas, has naked soldiers and sailors with huge swords, too, so maybe it's a 1920s motif of some sort.
DeleteI'll take a look at this "In the flesh".
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