This elaborate Gothic funerary monument, attributed to the Pisan sculptor Lupo di Francesco (active c. 1300–1350), dates to the mid-14th century (c. 1340–1350).
This tomb of Hugh and Elizabeth, in the chancel of Tewkesbury Abbey, is of alabaster and the effigies are portraits of them both. The canopy once contained 26 statutes and was considered one of the finest in England.
This is one of fewer than 100 surviving wooden knight figures in England, and transcends mere memorial: it immortalizes Sir John's legacy as a minor but dutiful baron, who was possibly involved in Edward III's French campaigns
