Samuel Harsnett, Archbishop of York, The Parish Church of St. Mary the Less, Chigwell
Date:
between 1964 and 1971
Materials & Techniques:
Crayon rubbing on thin, smooth, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Image: 92 × 43 inches (233.7 × 109.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered border: "Hic iacet Samuel Harsnett | quondam Vicarius huius Ecclesia primo Indignus Episcopus Cicestriensis Deindig | nior Episcop Norwicensis | Demum Indignissim Archepiscop Eboracen qui obiit xxv die Maii Anno Dni 1631"; lower center: "Quod ipsissimum epitaphium ex abundanti | humilitate sibi poni testamento curavit | reverendissimus praesul."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Townsend Rich