Portal figures, Rheims Cathedral
M. Le Seig
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood, glass & paper
Measurements
340 x 240 mm; 410 mm (Height); 310 mm (Width)
Place of origin
Rheims
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286248
Summary
A sepia, much overpainted photograph, of two carved portal figures at Rheims Cathedral. A figure wearing a bishop's mitre stands on the corner with a figure holding a Bible to the left. Both stand on carved canopies. Signed 'M. Le Seig/Rheims'. Originally in a gilt frame (now removed to MS14).
Marks and inscriptions
M. Le Seig/Rheims (inscribed)
Makers and roles
M. Le Seig, photographer