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Anne of Bohemia's wooden funeral effigy head is still in the Abbey collection. The tomb was opened in 1871 and most of Anne's skeleton was missing as bones had been extracted by visitors over the years through a hole in the side of the tomb base where enamelled shields had once been attached.
This is the earliest effigy now in existence. He was buried in the Abbey in 1377 and the face is a death mask. Anne of Bohemia. The face of Richard II's queen is also carved from a death mask. Catherine de Valois. The effigy of Henry V’s queen is a full length effigy with a painted red dress and groove on her head for a crown. Elizabeth of York
Jun 14, 2016 · Etching of the effigies of the tomb of Anne of Bohemia and King Richard II in Westminster Abbey. Anne’s funeral was delayed for two months so Richard could plan a suitably magnificent ceremony. Extra wax torches were ordered from Flanders.
Anne of Bohemia. Anne of Bohemia (11 May 1366 – 7 June 1394), also known as Anne of Luxembourg, was Queen of England as the first wife of King Richard II. A member of the House of Luxembourg, she was the eldest daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia, and Elizabeth of Pomerania. [1]
Like the Westminster portrait, the effigy ordered in 1395 for Richard's double tomb with Anne of Bohemia, represents Richard as a mature and bearded adult.The coppersmiths' contract stipulated that they were to work from a pattern, and that Richard's effigy was to 'imitate the figure (corps)' of the king. Richard was no doubt portrayed as he ...
Anne of Bohemia. This is the bronze effigy of Anne of Bohemia that lies on her tomb in Westminster Abbey , London. Anne and Richard II are buried together in this tomb, which Richard ordered on April 25, 1395. Anne died in 1394 at Sheen Palace, a royal retreat along the Thames (Anne's father-in-law Edward III also died there in 1377).
The two most celebrated medieval examples are those of Richard II of England (d. 1400) and Anne of Bohemia (d. 1394), and John I of Portugal (d. 1433) and Philippa of Lancaster (d. 1415), which Barker describes as "placing extraordinary emphasis on the love between the king and queen".
