John Compton, Esquire & his wife, Lady Margery. The year is 1424. The couple is buried in Dinton, County Buckinghamshire, England. Their tomb dates to the year, 1424. FROM 1967-1970, WHILE LIVING IN ENGLAND, I ENGAGED IN THE ART OF BRASS RUBBING.
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Vintage 20th Century monumental brass rubbing of Alice Hyde (1600s) in York Cathedral in England. Black paper area as seen in frame: 9" x 24.5" Total frame size: 15" x 31" Rubbing was done with metallic gold and silver colors. Framed and ready to hang in orange mat under sanded or matte glass in black wood frame. Wear to frame but solid, also spots of discoloration in orange frame on right. Inspect photos. It will be carefully packed in bubble and long sturdy box to ensure safe delivery.
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The armored soldiers who cower below him carry a variety of weapons intended for close combat. However, this image of the Resurrection may have originally been part of a structure that served both as a tomb and as an Easter Sepulcher for Holy Week, around which a priest and attendants enacted the events of Christ’s burial and his Resurrection.
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Earlier effigies made of wood and stone began to be replaced by brass because of its resiliency, durability and capacity to capture precise details on its surface. These plaques were commissioned for people of all classes except royalty.
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Earlier effigies made of wood and stone began to be replaced by brass because of its resiliency, durability and capacity to capture precise details on its surface. These plaques were commissioned for people of all classes except royalty.
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Earlier effigies made of wood and stone began to be replaced by brass because of its resiliency, durability and capacity to capture precise details on its surface. These plaques were commissioned for people of all classes except royalty.
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