Brass to Sir Hugh Hastings, Church of St Mary, Elsing, Norfolk
Brass memorial to Sir Hugh Hastings (died 1347), the largest of all English church brasses. Described by Nikolaus Pevsner as “the most sumptuous of all English church brasses”.It shows a figure in armour with hands together in prayer while two angels hold his pillows. In the cusped arch above tiny angels receive his soul. In a gable above this is a mounted St George spearing a devil in an octofoiled circle. Above this are two plaques with the Coronation of the Virgin between two angels in the corners. To the left and right four tiers of mourning figures represent Edward III, Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, Lord Grey of Ruthyn, Henry Plantagenet Earl of Lancaster, the Earl of Pembroke, Edward Despenser, Ralph de Stafford, and Almeric, Lord St Amand. Pembroke and Despenser are now missing.
Size: 2547px × 5297px
Location: Elsing, Norfolk, UK
Photo credit: © C B Newham / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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