A SCALED-UP version of silver artwork created by two sculptors based near Andover has been proposed as a fitting tribute to the late Queen.

One of the world’s leading sculpture dealers, Robert Bowman, believes that a monumental statue of the Queen on horseback would be a ‘wonderful addition’ to one of London’s public spaces.

The original artwork, which depicts the monarch, in her prime, at the Trooping of the Colour riding side-saddle, was sculpted in tandem, by Vivien Mallock, who sculpted the Queen, and Amy Goodman who sculpted the Queen’s favourite horse, Burmese. They are both based in Quarley.

The Queen is shown wearing the military uniform of the Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards with a specially designed cap and hackle.

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Mr Bowman, a London-based art dealer, who is acknowledged as one of the world’s experts on the sculptures of Auguste Rodin, thinks the public would back the proposal.

He said: “I was talking to the two sculptors - both talented female artists – about another project when they mentioned this work.

“On seeing it, I had to get involved and along with a colleague, Charles Wallrock, we acquired the rights to produce an edition of the sculpture. 

“The first example we had made was cast in solid silver and bears the English hallmark, with the special jubilee stamp.

“This was some time before Her Majesty died and I think the country feels now that our longest-reigning monarch should have a fitting tribute.

“A monumental version of the sculpture would be relatively simple to create and the equine nature of it would fit in with other statues in London.

“The outpouring of grief on the Queen’s death showed just how much love there was for her – not just here but around the world.

“There are a number of suitable places where a statue of significant scale could stand and it would add tremendously to London’s rich tapestry as well as being a lasting memory of this special person.

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“The artists have both worked on commissions connected with the Royal family and are leaders in their field.

“Depicting the Queen in her prime adds a timeless quality and shows a strong woman in which the virtues of service and duty shine through.”

Vivien Mallock is an associate of the Royal Society of British Sculptors whose memorial to the Royal Tank Regiment, unveiled by the Queen in 2000, stands in Whitehall Court.

In 2002 she was commissioned by St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington to create a life-size model of the Queen Mother. It was the last time the Queen Mother sat for a portrait.

Amy Goodman is the twice winner of the prestigious BSAT Best Sculpture award and she has sculpted notable public commissions including the Romsey War Horse, the Arborfield Horses, Pegasus and Bellerophon for the 16 Air Assault Brigade, The Aldershot Airborne Soldier, Florence Nightingale and the Gurkha Memorial in Aldershot.