Effigy of Queen Eleanor, Westminster Abbey, by Edward Blore (1789-1879) (original) (raw)

Effigy of Eleanor, Queen of England, Wife of King Edward I

Edward Blore (1787-1879)

1826

The vogue for medieval work continued right through the century, from these early years of the Gothic Revival through the Pre-Raphaelites and into the Arts and Crafts Movement of the later period.

One of the most intricate stone-carvings in London is that of the Eleanor Cross outside Charing Cross Station, recreated in 1863-65, marking the last spot at which Queen Eleanor's bier rested, when her funeral cortège travelled from Nottinghamshire to Westminster Abbey in 1290.

Source of image: the 1826 edition in the Internet Archive, uploaded by the Cornell University Library; text by Jacqueline Banerjee.

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