one panel shows the USS Bonhomme Richard, John Paul Jones' flagship; one panel shows Jones himself; the third shows the seal of the United States Navy. He was invited to compete for the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge but was unsuccessful in this bid. A similar unchosen work (though winning the competition was a war memorial to the Australian Armed Forces to be erected on the Strand in London, adjacent to Australia House. Chosen but unexecuted (due to the death of the benefactor) was a statue of St George slaying the dragon originally destined for St. George's Chapel in Westminster Abbey. A successful and built commission of public note was the Royal Coat of Arms added as a ceiling boss to the same chapel. This sculpture was painted by contemporary artist Frank O. Salisbury RA. In 1953, his career was further boosted by the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Three Royal Commissions were received this year by Paulin. Firstly, the first ever depiction of a monarch's head, for use as a hallmark; secondly, miniature busts of both the Queen and Prince Philip for which they sat personally; and thirdly a series of miniature statuettes of the couple for sale throughout the Commonwealth. It is noteworthy that the latter depiction of the Queen sold over 250,000 copies a remarkable number for any art work. Those of Prince Philip sold considerably less. As a result of this publicity, he received another wave of private commissions. The most important of these (1954) was a memorial to the ballerina, Anna Pavlova. This was erected in her former home in Hampstead, London, then a hospital, now a school. In 1956, he received another commission for a life-size bust of Queen Elizabeth II for display in the Royal Scottish Academy. Paulin retired in 1957 and moved to Berkshire. He died from lung cancer in 1962, aged 74. Family In October 1921 Paulin married Muriel Margaret Cairns (b.1897) the daughter of Rev John Edgar Cairns, his father's successor as minister of Muckhart. Posthumous success One scheme shelved, but ultimately now built, was a memorial to the Royal Tank Regiment. This macquette from the early 1950s was ultimately recreated full-size (2.75m high) by sculptor Vivien Mallock in June 2000. The central figure, originally modelled on Paulin's own son, is modelled on one of Paulin's grandsons, himself a recent veteran of the British Army. It was unveiled on the