© Victoria and Albert Museum
Memorial to Francis Musters
Artist: attributed to Caius Gabriel Cibber (1630 - 1700)
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum
Date: circa 1680
Materials: marble & slate
Dimensions: Relief: 153 x 79.5 x 25cm; Tablet: 33 x 71.2 x 3.5 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £37,500 (Total: £75,000)
Vendor: C A & J E Finch
Review number: 5320 (2003)
Provenance:
Parish church of St Mary, Hornsey, Middlesex; storage from 1927; sold in 1970's; C.A & J.E. Finch.
Description:
Marble monument consisting of a panel carved in high relief depicting the deceased youth, Francis Musters (1664-1680). He is shown with long flowing hair, and wearing clerical or scholarly dress, kneeling on a cushion, with a book resting on a skull, crowned by two hovering winged putti holding palm fronds. The sculpture is likely to date from soon after his death in 1680. There is an accompanying slate inscription tablet which records his birth and death dates and the names of his parents, as well as a prayer.
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