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Vetusta Monumenta: Ancient Monuments, a Digital Edition

Volume 2, Plates 21 — 40

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Plates 2.29-2.35 of Vetusta Monumenta depict three sepulchral monuments in Westminster Abbey, dedicated to Aveline, Countess of Lancaster, King Sebert (the abbey’s founder), and Anne of Cleves (the fourth wife of Henry VIII). These plates are the largest set to be commissioned for Vetusta Monumenta up to that time. Engravings by James Basire, Sr. after his own drawings, or possibly those of his apprentice, William Blake. 483 x 312 mm, 481 x 310 mm, 478 x 308 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 483 x 311 mm, and 487 x 314 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1780. Current location: Westminster Abbey, London, UK.
Plates 2.29-2.35 of Vetusta Monumenta depict three sepulchral monuments in Westminster Abbey, dedicated to Aveline, Countess of Lancaster, King Sebert (the abbey’s founder), and Anne of Cleves (the fourth wife of Henry VIII). These plates are the largest set to be commissioned for Vetusta Monumenta up to that time. Engravings by James Basire, Sr. after his own drawings, or possibly those of his apprentice, William Blake. 483 x 312 mm, 481 x 310 mm, 478 x 308 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 483 x 311 mm, and 487 x 314 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1780. Current location: Westminster Abbey, London, UK.
Plates 2.29-2.35 of Vetusta Monumenta depict three sepulchral monuments in Westminster Abbey, dedicated to Aveline, Countess of Lancaster, King Sebert (the abbey’s founder), and Anne of Cleves (the fourth wife of Henry VIII). These plates are the largest set to be commissioned for Vetusta Monumenta up to that time. Engravings by James Basire, Sr. after his own drawings, or possibly those of his apprentice, William Blake. 483 x 312 mm, 481 x 310 mm, 478 x 308 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 483 x 311 mm, and 487 x 314 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1780. Current location: Westminster Abbey, London, UK.
Plates 2.29-2.35 of Vetusta Monumenta depict three sepulchral monuments in Westminster Abbey, dedicated to Aveline, Countess of Lancaster, King Sebert (the abbey’s founder), and Anne of Cleves (the fourth wife of Henry VIII). These plates are the largest set to be commissioned for Vetusta Monumenta up to that time. Engravings by James Basire, Sr. after his own drawings, or possibly those of his apprentice, William Blake. 483 x 312 mm, 481 x 310 mm, 478 x 308 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 483 x 311 mm, and 487 x 314 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1780. Current location: Westminster Abbey, London, UK.
Plates 2.29-2.35 of Vetusta Monumenta depict three sepulchral monuments in Westminster Abbey, dedicated to Aveline, Countess of Lancaster, King Sebert (the abbey’s founder), and Anne of Cleves (the fourth wife of Henry VIII). These plates are the largest set to be commissioned for Vetusta Monumenta up to that time. Engravings by James Basire, Sr. after his own drawings, or possibly those of his apprentice, William Blake. 483 x 312 mm, 481 x 310 mm, 478 x 308 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 483 x 311 mm, and 487 x 314 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1780. Current location: Westminster Abbey, London, UK.
Plates 2.29-2.35 of Vetusta Monumenta depict three sepulchral monuments in Westminster Abbey, dedicated to Aveline, Countess of Lancaster, King Sebert (the abbey’s founder), and Anne of Cleves (the fourth wife of Henry VIII). These plates are the largest set to be commissioned for Vetusta Monumenta up to that time. Engravings by James Basire, Sr. after his own drawings, or possibly those of his apprentice, William Blake. 483 x 312 mm, 481 x 310 mm, 478 x 308 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 483 x 311 mm, and 487 x 314 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1780. Current location: Westminster Abbey, London, UK.
Plates 2.29-2.35 of Vetusta Monumenta depict three sepulchral monuments in Westminster Abbey, dedicated to Aveline, Countess of Lancaster, King Sebert (the abbey’s founder), and Anne of Cleves (the fourth wife of Henry VIII). These plates are the largest set to be commissioned for Vetusta Monumenta up to that time. Engravings by James Basire, Sr. after his own drawings, or possibly those of his apprentice, William Blake. 483 x 312 mm, 481 x 310 mm, 478 x 308 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 479 x 310 mm, 483 x 311 mm, and 487 x 314 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1780. Current location: Westminster Abbey, London, UK.