The effigy of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, (1382–1439) in the Beauchamp Chapel of St Mary's Church, Warwick, the finest piece of English 15th-century bronze sculpture, modelled and cast by William Austen of London. He was an English medieval nobleman and military commander; in 1414 he helped put down the Lollard uprising, and then went to Normandy spending much of the next decade fighting the French in the Hundred Years' War.

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The effigy of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, (1382–1439) in the Beauchamp Chapel of St Mary's Church, Warwick, the finest piece of English 15th-century bronze sculpture, modelled and cast by William Austen of London. He was an English medieval nobleman and military commander; in 1414 he helped put down the Lollard uprising, and then went to Normandy spending much of the next decade fighting the French in the Hundred Years' War. Henry V's will gave Warwick the responsibility for the education of the infant Henry VI of England until 1437, when the Royal Council deemed his duty complete, and he was appointed lieutenant of France and Normandy.

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Size: 2491px × 4950px
Location: Warwick, UK
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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