Effigy

Effigy of Priest - Radway, Warwickshire

walwyn Sun, 02/28/2010 - 22:15

Effigy of priest c1450 - Radway

 

Effigy of priest (c1450) wearing vestments for saying mass.

 

 

Effigy of Robert de Harcourt - Worcester Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 05/14/2011 - 00:54

 

Monument to Robert de Harcourt (d1202). The effigy of a cross legged knight is mid 13th century.

 

Elizabeth Knightley Tomb - Norton, Northamptonshire.

walwyn Tue, 10/20/2009 - 01:25

 

 

 

Alabaster memorial to Elizabeth Knightley (d1602). A recumbent effigy with somewhat brightly coloured decoration. All Saints, Norton, Northamptonshire.

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth Williams - Gloucester Cathedral

walwyn Sun, 11/06/2011 - 22:30

This monument is to Elizabeth Williams (d1622) who died in childbirth, an effigy of a baby in its chrisom shroud lies by her side. Her sister also died in childbirth a year later and a monument to her is nearby. Both monuments are the work of Samuel Baldwin of Stroud.

 

Florence

walwyn Sun, 04/11/2021 - 20:34

 

 

Historic sites in the city of Florence

George Shirley and family tomb - Breedon-on-the-hill, Leicestershire

walwyn Sun, 10/18/2009 - 18:57

George Shirley and Family Tomb

 

A colossal alabaster monument almost as high as the north wall. Includes a skeletal gissant at the bottom. Built in 1598 by Richard & Gabriel Royley of Burton-upon-Trent.

 

 

 

Henry the Young King - Rouen Cathedral, France

walwyn Wed, 09/22/2010 - 01:04

 

Tomb of Henry the Young King (d1183) son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, brother of King Richard I of England and King John.

 

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