A statue of the late Queen Elizabeth II will appear in front of a library in the British city of Oakem, surrounded by her beloved pets, Corgis. She writes about it The Art Newspaper.
The sculptor Hyvel Bran Pratley is working on the monument. According to him, this will be the first memorial in memory of the Queen. Other statues were erected during Elizabeth II’s lifetime. In addition to the queen herself, the artist will represent three corgis. One of them will jump, the second will look forward, and the third will sit down.
The sculpture will be made from 800 kilograms of clay and will be commissioned by Lord Lieutenant of Rutland Sarah Furness, who represents the royal family in the county. She hopes to open the memorial in the fall, on the anniversary of the Queen’s death, on September 8. However, work on it may be delayed.
The cost of the sculpture is 125 thousand pounds. The money was raised in the form of donations from the British, as well as a grant from the Oakham Memorial Institute.
Recall that the audience for the series “The Crown” on Netflix grew by 800% after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The data was provided by analytics company Whip Media.
