Spired Gothic Monument

Joseph Michael Gandy British

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This spired structure adorned with gothic pinnacles and niches is reminiscent of the "Eleanor Crosses," twelve monuments that Edward I erected to mark the spot where his wife, Queen Eleanor's, body rested each night on its way to burial in 1290. These were first made of wood between 1291 to 1294, then replicated in stone. Three survive today, the most famous example, at Charing Cross, London, a Victorian replica.

Spired Gothic Monument, Joseph Michael Gandy (British, London 1771–1843 London), Pen and ink, brush and wash, over graphite

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