He was the first Tudor monarch, the king who vanquished Richard III at the ... But now, the remarkably lifelike effigy head that rested atop his coffin during his funeral is set to be scanned ...
On his Purbeck marble tomb is a gilt bronze effigy, with long hair and beard, which is possibly by John Orchard. It is thought the tomb was not constructed until nearly ten years after the king's ...
possibly by sculptor John Bushnell. It may have been taken from a life cast of the king's face (this was a fashionable thing to have done at this period). It shows his swarthy complexion, large nose ...
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