3-003-777 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Monument to the Duchess of Gloucester, in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, 1861. Tomb of Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1857), daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. 'The tomb is composed principally of white marble; and the beautiful sculptured bas-reliefs behind [said to have been designed by Queen Victoria, carried out] (by Theed) representing the four acts of mercy - namely, Clothing the Naked, Feeding the Hungry with Bread, Relieving the Wearied Traveller on his Way, and Visiting the Sick-bed - are in the same material. Round each of these is an inclosing frame of mouldings, in the flat surfaces of which are...roses, circles, triangles, &c., in different marbles, imparting great richness of effect...The top slab and the plinth are of serpentine marble, the former being incised and inlaid with a metal cross of floriated design. The front of the tomb has the family arms sculptured in the centre, and on either side a panel inclosing a brass tablet containing the names of different individuals whose remains are deposited in the vault beneath. The commission was intrusted to Mr. Scott, A.R. A., the sculptures being executed by Theed, and the metalwork by Skidmore, of Coventry'. From "Illustrated London News", 1861.