Effigy of John de Cobham (Hugh Despenser the Younger)

[Kristoffer]

I am curious to know more about this Effigy claiming to be of John De Cobham, dated to 1349 (Feels a bit early ).



Are there more pictures out there? I find the gauntlet wrist lames very interesting and would love to see more details of it.

[Ernst]

Isn't that Hugh Despenser the Younger? Obit 1326

[Kristoffer]

Looks very much like it. The source where I found the picture must be wrong then I guess.

[Ernst]

I suspect the 1348 date might be correct, as there was a protracted battle with his wife to have some of the dismembered remains returned after removal from public display. Isabella and Mortimer wouldn't allow such a monument, and his returned remains were housed in a temporary coffin. Only after Edward III had taken power from his mother and her lover would the spirit of reconciliation allow the monument to be built.

[Ernst]

The Tewksbury window of the Younger Despenser (with it's shattered face) has slightly different gauntlets.
Big image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pefkosmad/ ... otostream/

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[Kristoffer]

I have seen a number of these gauntlets but the effigy ones are there first I have seen with numerous lames along the cuff. All others have had splints like the glass ones or wisby gauntlets.

[Gustovic]

I'd say the 1349 dating is spot on. The shape of the bascinet, the vervelles, the arm harness and the gauntlets all fit with contemporary effigies and miniatures from England.

[Ernst]

Another fine case where the date of death and the date of the monument are off by decades.