Tombs in the Beauchamp Chapel, Warwick

Accession Number
1991/1.112

Title
Tombs in the Beauchamp Chapel, Warwick

Artist(s)
Francis Bedford

Artist Nationality
British (modern)

Object Creation Date
1850-1894

Medium & Support
albumen print on paper

Dimensions
8 1/16 in x 6 9/16 in (20.5 cm x 16.6 cm);18 in x 15 in (45.72 cm x 38.1 cm);14 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in (36.9 cm x 29.2 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of W. Howard and Margaret Bond

Subject matter
Francis Bedford was an acclaimed British landscape photographer with a background in illustration. This image depicts the Beauchamp Chapel, part of the church of St. Mary in Warwick, England. One of the acclaimed Gothic architectural achievements in England, it is dedicated to Our Lady. The center tomb, which is raised on a pedestal enclosed within an iron fence, is Richard Beauchamp's resting place. The effigy to the right, which is set on upon a chest of Purbec marble, depicts Earl Richard. The canopy above and weeping figures below are gilded in copper. Behind these decorations are pillars, which lead to stained glass. 

Physical Description
This photograph depicts a tomb in a chapel with ornate decorations. In the center of the images is a tomb and, to its right, an effigy.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
English (culture or style)
Gothic (Medieval)
casket
death
effigies
males
pillars
reclining
stained glass (material)
stone
tomb chapels
tombs

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