National Photographic Record and Survey
Photograph
1896 (made)
1896 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
b&w print mounted on card showing a standing wax effigy in a glazed case
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | National Photographic Record and Survey (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | platinum print mounted on card with hand written ink notation |
| Brief description | Photograph showing the wax effigy of Charles II, Westminster Abbey, London, by Sir Benjamin Stone, 1896 |
| Physical description | b&w print mounted on card showing a standing wax effigy in a glazed case |
| Gallery label | Westminster Abbey 1896 Wax effigy of King Charles II
Made soon after Charles's death in February 1685, this life-size effigy stood over the king's grave for 150 years. It then moved to the Islip Chapel, where it was photographed by Stone, and is now in the Abbey museum. The figure is dressed in the robes of the Order of the Garter, possibly those of the king himself. [58 words]
Westminster, London, 1896
Museum no. E.4176-2000 |
| Credit line | Transferred from the British Museum |
| Other number | 1897 3 23 72 - British Museum number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.4176-2000 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2001 |
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