A great warrior laid in his last resting-place: The burial of Field Marshal Earl Wavell - An Old Wykehamist - In the cloister garth of Winchester College

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Bryan De Grineau (1883-1957)
A great warrior laid in his last resting-place: The burial of Field Marshal Earl Wavell - An Old Wykehamist - In the cloister garth of Winchester College
signed, inscribed and dated 'BRYAN DE GRINEAU/WINCHESTER JUNE 7th 1950' (lower left)
pencil, unframed
21 ¼ x 30 in. (54 x 76.1 cm.)

Literature

The Illustrated London News, 17 June 1950, pp. 944-945.

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Lot Essay

"Field Marshal Earl Wavell (1883-1950), victor in the Western Desert campaign of 1940-41 and Viceroy of India from 1943-47, was buried in William of Wykeham's cloister garth, Winchester College, the famous school at which he was educated."

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