Effigy

Thomas Machen family monument - Gloucester Cathedral.

walwyn Wed, 11/09/2011 - 19:08

Monument by Samuel Baldwin of Stroud, dedicated to Thomas Machen (d1614), Christian Baston his wife and 13 children. Thomas Machen was mayor of Gloucester three times, and was elected to parliament in 1613.

 

Throckmorton tomb - Coughton Warwickshire

walwyn Sun, 10/18/2009 - 15:45

Throckmorton Tomb Coughton

 

Marble tomb of Sir John Throckmorton (d1580) and his wife Marjorie.

 

 

 

 

Tomb of Agnes Sorel - Loches, France

walwyn Sun, 10/23/2016 - 15:24

 

 

Agnès Sorel (d1450) was the mistress of King Charles VII of France to whom she gave birth to three daughters to Charles VII.
 

Tomb of Ambrose Dudley - St Mary, Warwick

walwyn Thu, 09/29/2011 - 19:24

This alabaster and marble monument is to Ambrose Dudley (d1590), 3rd earl of Warwick. It consists of a effigy on a tomb chest with pilasters and angled columns. The Warwick bear is at his feet and the tomb chest contains heraldic shields around its sides.

Tomb of Edward II - Gloucester Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 04/10/2021 - 22:03

 

 

Tomb of King Edward II of England (d1327) in Gloucester Cathedral. It  was commissioned by Edward III in 1336 and built in the early part of the 1340s.

Tomb of John Cressy - Dodford Northamptonshire

walwyn Mon, 09/19/2011 - 21:40

Alabaster tomb of Sir John Cressy (d1445) Dodford, Northamptonshire. The sides of the tomb chest have angels holding shields, and the offices he held in France are listed around the top edge.

Tomb of Louis of Luxemboug - Ely Cathedral

walwyn Thu, 07/15/2010 - 22:39

Louis of Luxemborg tomb

 

 

Louis of Luxemboug (d1443). Brother of the governor of Paris who sold Joan of Arc to the English.

 

 

 

 

 

Tomb of Peter de Grandisson - Hereford Cathedral

walwyn Wed, 07/06/2011 - 20:14

 

 

Polychome tomb with effigy of baron Peter de Grandison (d1358) and the Coronation of the Virgin above the effigy.

 

 

 

 

Tomb of Robert Wylde and Wife - Worcester Cathedral

walwyn Mon, 08/15/2011 - 19:08

This tomb of Robert Wylde (d1607) and wife Margaret, is in the south aisle of Worcester Cathedral. In consists of two effigies laying on mats with their heads on cushions. Both are wearing black and dressed in a late Elizabethan style with ruff collars.

 

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