drawing
- Museum number
- 1874,0314.170
- Description
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Body of William Lyndwood, Bishop of St David's in St Stephen's Crypt, Westminster; a body completely wrapped in cloth lying in a rough stone alcove, with a crosier resting upon it, and a large lump of masonry next to the head. 1852
Watercolour over graphite
- Production date
- 1852
- Dimensions
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Height: 224 millimetres
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Width: 378 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- One of a large series of drawings and watercolours of buildings and antiquities in London by John Wykeham Archer, in 17 portfolios (mostly stored offsite); for further information on the series, see registration number 1874,0314.1*.
The body was found in St Stephen's Crypt, Westminster in January 1852 in a cavity under a seat in the easternmost window on the North side and was identified as that of William Lyndwood who died in 1446 and was most probably buried in the chapel. The body was re-interred in March 1852 in the North cloister of Westminster Abbey.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1874
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1874,0314.170
