British, 1816–1883

Specifically, the painting shows the tombs of Don Álvaro de Luna y Jarana, Lord High Constable of Castile (1388/90-1453), flanked by Knights of Saint James, and of his wife, Doña Juana de Pimentel, flanked by Franciscan friars, in the Chapel of Saint James (also called the Chapel of Álvaro de Luna), built between 1435-c.1498, in the Cathedral of Toledo, Spain

Acknowledgement: With thanks to Canterbury Cathedral Archives for their help in identifying the subject of this painting (previously described as ‘Interior Canterbury Cathedral’)

Pencil and watercolour heightened with white, on board

1867

44.5 x 63.5 cm (17½ x 25 in)

72 x 90 cm (28¼ x 35½ in)

'Peter Nahum, Leicester Galleries, St James’s, London’ label on reverse