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A Statue of Henry III from Westminster Abbey
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AbstractIt is generally assumed that no medieval figure sculpture has survived from the
north front of the nave of Westminster Abbey after three and a half centuries of
successive restorations. This assumption was challenged by the appearance at
auction in 2007 of a life-sized statue of Henry iii bearing some of the stylistic hallmarks of the late thirteenth
and fourteenth centuries. The statue, according to its vendor, was acquired from
the masons’ yard at Westminster Abbey in 1980, during the most recent
major restoration of the north front carried out by Peter Foster, Surveyor of
the Fabric until 1988. It was removed from the site with the consent of the
contractors. Until the auction, it had been chained to a wall in the
vendor's garden. The art dealer who bought the figure identified it
as Henry iii from its close resemblance to the
thirteenth-century tomb effigy of the king in Westminster Abbey. He purchased
the statue in anticipation of it proving to be of a similar date. The purpose of
this paper is to review the documented history of the figure sculpture on the
north front of the abbey's nave and find a place for this statue
within it.
Title: A Statue of Henry III from Westminster Abbey
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AbstractIt is generally assumed that no medieval figure sculpture has survived from the
north front of the nave of Westminster Abbey after three and a half centuries of
successive restorations.
This assumption was challenged by the appearance at
auction in 2007 of a life-sized statue of Henry iii bearing some of the stylistic hallmarks of the late thirteenth
and fourteenth centuries.
The statue, according to its vendor, was acquired from
the masons’ yard at Westminster Abbey in 1980, during the most recent
major restoration of the north front carried out by Peter Foster, Surveyor of
the Fabric until 1988.
It was removed from the site with the consent of the
contractors.
Until the auction, it had been chained to a wall in the
vendor's garden.
The art dealer who bought the figure identified it
as Henry iii from its close resemblance to the
thirteenth-century tomb effigy of the king in Westminster Abbey.
He purchased
the statue in anticipation of it proving to be of a similar date.
The purpose of
this paper is to review the documented history of the figure sculpture on the
north front of the abbey's nave and find a place for this statue
within it.
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