Floral decoration, tomb of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland
Floral decoration of the tomb of the 8th Earl of Rutland
Neil Fortey
Part of the baroque tomb constructed by the workshop of Grinling Gibbons, who is also given credit for creation of the tomb of the 7th Earl. Both are constructed in white Carrera marble, in contrast to the alabaster used in the earlier tombs.
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Neil Fortey Place
Bottesford, St Mary the Virgin parish church, chancel Contributor
Neil Fortey Copyright
Bottesford Community Heritage Project Reference number
BOT/135/021 Storage location
Digital copy of original photograph held by Bottesford Community Heritage Project 
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