Portrait of Thomas Pomeroy · Visual Sources of Medieval London

Description

Thomas Pomeroy, alderman of Portsoken ward from 1445-81 was Prior of Holy Trinity Aldgate, a house of Austin canons which held the soke of Portsoken and whose prior was ex officio its alderman. Unlike the other figures, Pomeroy does not wear the pink cloak with tartan lining signifying the office of Alderman.

Title

Portrait of Thomas Pomeroy

Creator

Leigh, Roger

Date

c. 1450

Cultural Context

Medieval London

Medium

paper

ink

watercolour

Dimension

38 cms x 24 cms

MLD Londoner URI

https://mld.ace.fordham.edu/v2/s/mld/person?id=884

Location

Guildhall

Period

15th century

Work Type

Portrait

Image Category

Medieval drawing/painting

Image Source URL

https://collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk/view-item?key=WnsiUCI6eyJvcmlnaW5hdG9ySWQiOjM4ODc5LCJyZWZpbmVTZWFyY2giOiJTWHNpVUNJNmV5SjJZV3gxWlNJNklteHZibVJ2YmlCaGJHUmxjbTFsYmlJc0ltOXdaWEpoZEc5eUlqb3hMQ0ptZFhwNmVWQnlaV1pwZUV4bGJtZDBhQ0k2TXl3aVpuVjZlbmxOYVc1VGFXMXBiR0Z5YVhSNUlqb3dMamMxTENKdFlYaFRkV2RuWlhOMGFXOXVjeUk2TXl3aVlXeDNZWGx6VTNWbloyVnpkQ0k2Ym5Wc2JIMTkifX0&pg=3&WINID=1602034811201#zv6FSFvhyM0AAAF0xi4Kyg/29404

Image Type

Still Image

Image Location

London Metropolitan Archive

Image Rights

London Metropolitan Archives Main Print Collection

Subject

Civic office and government

People

Item sets

Individual portraits of London aldermen.

Site pages

Portraits of London Civic Officers