Description
Specimens of paintings on the royal effigies at the abbey of Fontevraud, study for frontispiece of Stothard's 'The Monumental Effigies of Great Britain', published by Mrs Anna Eliza Bray, 1817-32, one of a large group of studies for this volume; from left to right, Henry II of England (succeeded 1154, died 1189), his wife Eleanor of Guyenne (or Aquitaine, died 1204)), Richard "Coeur-de-Lion" (succeeded 1189, died 1199) and Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of John (died 1246). 1816. Pen and black ink and watercolour, with graphite, touched with gold.
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
© Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Fontevrault-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, France
Country
France
Tags
Category
People & Society
