A catalog of the antiquities and works of art, exhibited at Ironmongers' Hall, London, in the month of May, 1861 (1869)
London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, French, George Russell, 1803-1881, London (England). Ironmongers' Company · [S.l. : s.n.] · leaf 240
de Tracy, and Reginald Fitz-Urse, the later carryingthe battle-axe with which he struck the door of Beckets apartment. The courageous prelate,dressed in full vestments, is standing in front of the altar, whereon are the chalice andcandlestick, the time being the vesper service ; and he holds his… … to the ground ; a third clove his skull (Thierry). On the sloping side, above the precedingscene, is shown the interment of the Archbishop, who was hastily buried in the crypt ofCanterbury Cathedral by his monks lest the body should be seized, as was threatened, by theNormans. Two persons are…
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