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ATTRIBUTED TO? GEORGE WASHINGTON WILSON (1823-93)

"The Martyrdom of Becket" Interior of the Cathedral

c. 1871

Albumen print | 7.4 x 6.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2117201

Photograph of the site in Canterbury Cathedral where Thomas Becket was murdered on the 29th December 1170 by four Knights. On the left is a the Martyrdom of Thomas Becket shrine featuring a gothic stone carved screen. On the right, mounted on the wall and partially obscured, is a funereal tomb plaque.  

  • Creator(s)

    Attributed to? George Washington Wilson (1823-93) (photographer)

  • 7.4 x 6.0 cm (image)

  • Acquired by Princess Helena

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Great Britain
          • England
            • Kent [England]
              • Canterbury [Kent]
                • Canterbury Cathedral [Canterbury]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
          • Funerary architecture
            • Funerary monuments
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs