In any art collection whose origins are diverse, there will inevitably be a "miscellaneous" section.
This section includes some of the very best works of art and historic objects in the archive, all of which have little in common other than the fact that their provenance usually includes, at some stage, the desire of a previous owner that they should come into the care of the Admiralty, the War Office or, more recently, the Ministry of Defence.
The Portland stone cenotaph was erected in 1926 on Horse Guards Parade and dedicated to the five Foot Guards regiments of the Great War. The bronze figures were cast from guns from the Great War. This small watercolour is one of a set of six within the Collection.