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Copyright 1988:
A three month
'dots' of ink only pen and ink drawing working by naked eye only,
of course.
Measurements of original and print:
6.5cms. x 8.2cms.. Price of Artist's signed, titled and
numbered mounted print each:£32.50p inclusive surprisingly. *
A 'Limited Edition' of 500
prints only.
Description of composition:
A 'man of action' posture drawing of a Royal Irish Ranger in
the 1980s, he is armed with the then standard-issue semi-automatic
7.62mm. infantry rifle.In the bottom left-hand corner the Royal
Irish Rangers regimental badge is shown. The Ranger wears a caubeen, peculiar to some Ulster
regiments
in the past, with regimental badge and green feather hackle placed
on the front of it. This exhaustive drawing was completed to mark the, then (1988),
Twentieth Anniversary of the formation of
the Royal Irish Rangers.
In 1968, the Royal Irish Rangers were formed through the
amalgamations of the Royal Ulster Rifles, The Royal Irish
Fusiliers and the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Subsequently, to
be titled The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and
87th). Since further amalgamations etc. in the British Army, in the
early 1990s, The Irish Rangers now form a part of the Royal Irish
Regiment - the largest regiment in the British Army. A precious
and unique military drawing illustrative of Ulster's truly
extraordinary contribution to the British Army over hundreds of
years, especially in providing so many of its very highest ranking
officers in both World Wars. |
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