British School, 14th century [AS132]
William of Wykeham in Prayer, 1393-94
Limestone with traces of coloured pigment (H. 145 cm)
| Literature: Winchester College Archaeological Society, Winchester College: Its history, buildings and customs (Winchester, 1926), p. 163; H. Chitty, Medieval Sculptures at Winchester College (1932), pp. 7-8, plates VII, X; R. Custance (ed.), Winchester College: Sixth-Centenary Essays (Oxford, 1982), plate VII; N. Pevsner et al, The Buildings of England. Hampshire: Winchester and the North (Yale, 2010), p. 647
Provenance: Commissioned by Winchester College. Restored in 1995 in memory of OW Johnny Stow (College 1937-42). Location: Middle Gate (South) |
Photos © Jill Howgate
