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Margery Clent Monument - Gloucester Cathedral

This monument is to Margery Clent (d1623) who died in childbirth. Her sister also died in childbirth a year later and a monument to her is nearby.

Nicholas Breton Monument - Norton, Northamptonshire.

Monument to Nicholas Breton (d1624). tablet with two cherubs. All Saints parish church. Norton, Northamptonshire.

Canon Guilain Lucas Monument - Amiens Cathedral

Monument by Nicolas Blasset ⓘ, dedicated to canon Guilain Lucas. This monument contains the Weeping Angel with one hand and elbow resting on a skull that became a popular postcard during WWI.

Dorothy St John Tomb - Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire

Simple chest tomb monument to Dorothy St John (d1630).

John Needham Tomb - Litchborough Northamptonshire

Tomb of John Needham (d1618) in St Martin's ⓘ church, Litchborough, Northamptonshire. The tomb was erected in 1633 by his wife after she remarried.

Elizabeth Verney - Norton, Northamptonshire

Memorial to Elizabeth Verney (d1633).

Brian I'Anson Monument - Ashby St. Legders, Northamptonshire

Monument to Brian I'Anson (d1634), of two kneeling figures with children below.

Dean Henry Ceasar Monument - Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire

Monument to Dean Henry Ceasar (d1636).

Weeping Angel - Amiens Cathedral

Baroque sculpture of a Weeping Angel by Nicolas Blasset ⓘ.

John Poulteney Tomb - Misterton, Leicestershire

Alabaster tomb of John Poulteney (d1637) plain black top, with shields on sides.

Bridget Wyrley Brass - Dodford, Northamptonshire

This brass monument to Bridget Wyrley (d1637) shows her wearing a hood cloak and holding book.

Alderman Abraham Blackleech monument - Gloucester cathedral

This monument is a tomb with elaborate alabaster effigies of Alderman Abraham Blackleech (d1639) and his wife Gertrude.

Flemish Wood Panel Reredos - Shotteswell, Warwickshire

This collection of 17th century Flemish carved wooden panels form the reredos at the church of St Lawrence, Shotteswell in Warwickshire. They come from different periods in the 17th century and consequently are stylistically different.

Thomas Lucy and wife Alice - Charlecote, Warwickshire

Black and white Carrara marble monument to Thomas Lucy (d1640) and his wife Alice.

Charles Dixwell and family Monument - Churchover, Warwickshire

Monument to Charles Dixwell (d1591), his wife Abigail (d1635), and their five children William, Edgar, Humphrey, Basil, and Barbara.

Captain Henry Kingsmill - Radway, Warwickshire

Semi reclining stone figure of Cavalier in recess. Henry Kingsmill was killed at the battle of Edgehill Sunday, 23 October 1642. This was the first pitch battle of the English Civil War.

Adoration of the Angels - Santi Michele e Gaetano, Florence

This devotional painting by Francesco Boschi ⓘ was executed in 1642–1643 for the church of Santi Michele e Gaetano. It was completed shortly after Lorenzo Lippi finished the upper decoration of the chapel, situating Boschi’s contribution within a coordinated decorative programme.

An early work, it shows the influence of his uncle and teacher Matteo Rosselli, particularly in its clarity of design, soft modelling, and devotional restraint.