Detail View: Rylands Collection: Monument of Aveline

Image Number: 
JRL1310930
Reference Number: 
Spencer 10902.1.1
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Monument of Aveline
Parent Work Title: 
An account of some ancient monuments in Westminster Abbey
Creator: 
Ayloffe, Joseph, Sir, 1709-1781
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Basire, James, 1730-1802
Creator Role: 
Engraver
Date Created: 
1780
Publication Details: 
London: printed by J. Nichols
Volume: 
2
Page/Sheet: 
Plate 29
Description: 
A monochrome shaded drawing of a tomb with a statue of a woman lying in it. The central arch is broken off at the top. In the top right corner is printed: 'Vol II. Plate XXIX.' At centre top is printed: 'Plate I'. The title below the image says: 'The front of the Monument of Aveline, First wife of Edmund Crouchback Earl of Lancaster on the North side of the Altar in Westminster Abbey. Below the frame is printed: 'Sumptibus Societatis Antiquar Londini' then 'Published as the Act directs, April 23, 1780'. Finally in the bottom right corner is printed: 'J Basire del et Sc.'.
Language Code: 
eng-GB
Language: 
English
Subject: 
Tombs
Subject: 
Architecture
Category of Material: 
Printed
Technique Used: 
Engraving (printing process)
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Creation Site: 
England: London
Time Period Covered: 
18th Century CE
Places Covered: 
England: London: Westminster
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2013-05-20
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2013-06
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB