Eleanor of Castile
1 of 2 portraits by William Torel
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Eleanor of Castile
by Elkington & Co, cast by Domenico Brucciani, after William Torel
electrotype, 1873, based on a work of 1291-1293
42 1/2 in. (1080 mm) high
Purchased, 1873
Primary Collection
NPG 345
Sitterback to top
- Eleanor of Castile (1241-1290), Queen of Edward I and Countess of Ponthieu. Sitter in 2 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Domenico Brucciani (1815-1880), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 23 portraits.
- Elkington & Co, Sculptors. Artist or producer associated with 22 portraits.
- William Torel (active 1291-1293), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This electrotype is a copy from the upper part of the gilt bronze tomb effigy in Westminster Abbey, commissioned by her husband, King Edward I. It is one of a series of electrotype reproductions of tomb effigies made for the National Portrait Gallery by Elkington & Co in the 1870s. An electrotype sculpture of this type is made by electro-deposition of copper onto a mould or cast of an object. The electrotype could then be patinated like bronze.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 198
- Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 96
- Williamson, David, Kings and Queens, 2010, p. 54
- Williamson, David, The National Portrait Gallery: History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1998, p. 56
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