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Title: Sketch of knight & dog, Little Chesterford PRs, burials, drawn 1754
Post by: jlewis6537 on Tuesday 20 September 16 20:09 BST (UK)

Can anyone shed light on this? It was in the parish registers, at the beginning of the burials section for Little Chesterford. In the upper right is George Ledghan (?), Esqr. Is it a sketch of an effigy on top of a tomb, perhaps, with the loyal dog at his feet? Bottom right has the artist's initials and the date 1754.

Thanks, Judy

Title: Re: Sketch of knight & dog, Little Chesterford PRs, burials, drawn 1754
Post by: keldon on Sunday 25 September 16 11:36 BST (UK)

It may be a brass of George Langham 1462. See this pdf
https://www2.le.ac.uk/library/find/specialcollections/specialcollections/chaproniere/ChalkbetweenChilternandCambridge.pdf

Title: Re: Sketch of knight & dog, Little Chesterford PRs, burials, drawn 1754
Post by: keldon on Sunday 25 September 16 11:47 BST (UK)

Just found some more very useful information. See
http://stepneyrobarts.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/little-chesterford-essex.html

Title: Re: Sketch of knight & dog, Little Chesterford PRs, burials, drawn 1754
Post by: Rudolf H B on Sunday 25 September 16 12:23 BST (UK)

Thank you keldon,

everything is explained in Reply #2!

A dog had been very often on old tombs and epitaphs.

Here a dog in three dimensions (1367):
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portugal_(10371322773).jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portugal_(10371322773).jpg)

Regards
Rudolf

Title: Re: Sketch of knight & dog, Little Chesterford PRs, burials, drawn 1754
Post by: jlewis6537 on Sunday 25 September 16 13:54 BST (UK)

Thank you, all. Very helpful.