A Cheere Monument in Ely Cathedral

 

The Monument to Robert Butts (-1748).

Bishop of Ely (1738 - 48).

Henry Cheere.

Erected on the instructions of his widow Ann Green.

c.1748.

Superb Rococo monument with all the usual Cheere hallmarks.

Superlative design and carving with the use of coloured marble veneers.

But the vexed question of who actually performed the carved work and in particular the very fine bust remains unclear.

The preliminary drawing in the V &A is illustrated below.

Penny Evening Post, 2 Aug 1748.

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The Preliminary Drawing for the Butts Monument at Ely.

Henry Cheere 

Image courtesy Victoria and Albert Museum.

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O800298/design-cheere-henry-sir/?carousel-image=2009CB8852

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Another preliminary Design for the Butts Monument.

Attributed to Henry Cheere.

Image courtesy V and A.

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O800297/design-cheere-henry-sir/

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Engraving of the Butts Monument of 1764.

https://dia.pitts.emory.edu/woodcuts/1771Bent/00012137.pdf