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Museum of the Order of St John
London
Title
Tomb of Don Juan Ruiz de Vergara*
Date
1575–1598
Medium
alabaster
Measurements
H 205 x W 70 x D 46 cm;
Plinth: H 230 x W 83 x D 68.4 cm
Accession number
LDOSJ 5493
Acquisition method
gift from Sir Guy Francis Laking, 1914
Work type
Tomb or mausoleum
Inscription description
on top front edge of plinth: FRERE DON JUAN RUYZ DE VERGARA PROCTOR OF THE LANGUE OF CASTILE FROM 1575 / left side of plinth: THIS EFFIGY AT ONE TIME / front bottom of plinth: IN THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF VALLADOLID IN SPAIN WAS GIVEN TO THE ORDER OF ST JOHN BY / right side of plinth: SIR GUY LAKING BT IN 1915
