Edensor - St. Peter's church, Derbyshire
Edensor, Derbyshire, St. Peter's church.
The memorial to Henry Cavendish (died 1616) and William Cavendish (died 1625), two sons of Sir William Cavendish (c. 1505–1557) and Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c. 1527–1608), known as "Bess of Hardwick"
Detail: Figure of Mars, Cavendish memorial.
The best surviving feature of the earlier church is the superb memorial in the chapel erected by Bess of Hardwick to her 2 sons, Henry and William Cavendish. William (d. 1626) was the 1st Earl of Devonshire and is shown in a shroud with his face revealed. Henry, who died in 1616, is depicted as a skeleton on a soldier's straw mat.
The figures are flanked by military symbols and capped by a large broken pediment. To one side is a figure of Mars, God of War, to represent Henry, who was a soldier. On the other is Athena, Godess of Wisdom, bearing the head of Medusa, snakes still vigorously writhing. The monument is attributed to Maximilian Colt, who also designed the tomb of Bess's second husband, the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, in Westminster Abbey.
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Edensor - St. Peter's church, Derbyshire
Edensor, Derbyshire, St. Peter's church.
The memorial to Henry Cavendish (died 1616) and William Cavendish (died 1625), two sons of Sir William Cavendish (c. 1505–1557) and Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c. 1527–1608), known as "Bess of Hardwick"
Detail: Figure of Mars, Cavendish memorial.
The best surviving feature of the earlier church is the superb memorial in the chapel erected by Bess of Hardwick to her 2 sons, Henry and William Cavendish. William (d. 1626) was the 1st Earl of Devonshire and is shown in a shroud with his face revealed. Henry, who died in 1616, is depicted as a skeleton on a soldier's straw mat.
The figures are flanked by military symbols and capped by a large broken pediment. To one side is a figure of Mars, God of War, to represent Henry, who was a soldier. On the other is Athena, Godess of Wisdom, bearing the head of Medusa, snakes still vigorously writhing. The monument is attributed to Maximilian Colt, who also designed the tomb of Bess's second husband, the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, in Westminster Abbey.
www.britainexpress.com/counties/derbyshire/churches/edens...