Bust of Sir James Rushout, The monument at Blockley, Part 7.

  continued from my previous post. 

The Historicising  Bust of Sir James Rushout (1625 -1698).

St Peter and St Paul, Parish Church of Blockley, Gloucestershire.

on the Mural Monument at the East End of the North Aisle.

To my eye the least successful of the five Rushout busts. This bust is very unusual in that it is marred by a grey vein which runs through the marble and is plainly visible on both sides of the face. It is inexplicable why such a poor block of marble should have been chosen.