The history and antiquities of the abbey church of StPeter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation . ed into twenty-four large, and fourteensmall compartments, by two principal, and four inferior mullions, and fourtransoms. All the divisions are filled by painted glass, of brilliant colouring,and disposed as follows: In the apex of the arch is a quatrefoil, belowwhich, in the three central divisions, are the three figures of Abraham, Isaac,and Jacob ; and at the sides the date 1735, in circles within trefoils. Beneathis a range of se
The history and antiquities of the abbey church of StPeter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation . ed into twenty-four large, and fourteensmall compartments, by two principal, and four inferior mullions, and fourtransoms. All the divisions are filled by painted glass, of brilliant colouring,and disposed as follows: In the apex of the arch is a quatrefoil, belowwhich, in the three central divisions, are the three figures of Abraham, Isaac,and Jacob ; and at the sides the date 1735, in circles within trefoils. Beneathis a range of seven small quatrefoil lights, enriched with various colouredglass. Then follow, in succession, in two rows of the large compartments,seven in each row, the figures of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulon,Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, Benjamin, Moses, and , in the three middle lights, are the arms and supporters of Georgethe Second ; and at the sides the arms of King Sebert, Queen Elizabeth,Dean Wilcocks, Bishop of Rochester, and the College of Westminster. All * See the Perspective View of the Nave and South Aisle, Plate
Size: 1448px × 1726px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, booksubjectchurchar, booksubjectchurchbuildings
