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OriginalEdwin Lutyens' design for the permanent version of The Cenotaph
Reason
A nice bit of design work. I think I can fairly firmly say this was the final form, given this illustration of the Cenotaph, published in the Illustrated London News November 13 1920, page 769, states it's based on Lutyen's design work, and follows the flag folding (They're cloth flags, so are drawn differently in different sketches) exactly. Given that was published two days after the unveiling, we can be confident this was the final design.

As for restoration, I've tried to be conservative, largely trying to remove stains on the paper.

Articles in which this image appears
The Cenotaph
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture maybe? Feel free to suggest better alternatives Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator
Edwin Lutyens, lightly restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Cenotaph sketch by Lutyens.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:29, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]