Drawn with a pen and tinted. 10¼ by 12½ in.
A careful architectural drawing, signed and dated, wherein some
curious figures known as “the Ragged Regiment” are depicted. These are
effigies of royal personages which were exhibited at their funerals.
By degrees they got into a neglected state. Some years ago what
remained of them was collected together, and the relics are now in
the crypt adjoining the pyx chamber. A paper on them was published
in “Archaeologia,” vol. lx, whence the following notes are culled
identifying a few of the figures. The number refers to that on the
drawing. II is thought to have represented Katherine of Valois. It
is carved out of a single piece of wood; the dress has been painted
bright vermilion. III, Anne of Denmark. IV, Henry VII, face finely
modelled in plaster and painted, probably by an Italian. V is held to
be Elizabeth of York. VI may have been James I, and VIII Queen Mary I.
The fronts of the reliquary cupboards, here shown, have disappeared,
their hinges remain. John Carter, an enthusiastic admirer of Gothic
architecture, is referred to in our preface.
By JOHN CARTER, 1786 (1748-1817).
_Lent by Sir E. Coates._