Unknown - St Paul's Cathedral, c. 1948 Portrait now the sole surviving element

now the sole surviving element of the once vast royal complex

Hilary Paynter (b

Bernard Sleigh (1872 - 1954)

Ink Wash on Paper

from an edition of 75

Unknown - St Paul's Cathedral, c. 1948 Portrait now the sole surviving elementArtist: Unkown Date: circa 1948 Medium: Pencil on Paper Paper size: 19cm by 13. 9cm St Pauls Cathedral holds a central position in the mythos of the Blitz. Its smoking visage made famous by Herbert Masons St Pauls Survives (1940) is a key symbol of the damage that the Blitz brought to London. The off centre positioning of the cathedral and the observational style of the sketch, however, places an emphasis on the ongoing act of rebuilding and