Westminster Abbey, London: gilt-bronze effigy of Eleanor of Castile in St Edward's chapel

RIBA Ref No RIBA26808

Architect/Designer	Torel, William (fl. 1290-1303)




Artist/Photographer	Smith, Edwin (1912-1971)
Country	UK: England
City	London
Subject Date	1291
Image Date	1970
View	Interior
Style	Gothic
Medium	Photoprint
Library Reference	ESP/ABB/414 (ES13425)
Orientation	Portrait
Colour Info	Black and white
Credit	Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections
Subject	Bronze ; Abbeys ; Churches ; Sculpture ; Tombs

NOTES: This effigy of Eleanor of Castile (c. 1241-1290), queen to Edward I, was cast by the goldsmith and bronze-caster, William Torel, in 1291. The tomb slab and pillows beneath her head are covered with the emblems of Castile and Leon (castles and lions).

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