Portrait of William Combes · Visual Sources of Medieval London

Description

William Combes, a Stockfishmonger, was alderman of Farringdon Without ward in 1437-51 and Castle Bayard ward in 1451-52. He served as sheriff in 1441-42; MP in 1447.

Arms: Shield of gules, raguly bend sable, charged with queue fourchy lion or. Tilting helm, torse argent and gules, crest of a man, mantle azure.

Title

Portrait of William Combes

Creator

Leigh, Roger

Date

c. 1450

Cultural Context

Medieval London

Medium

paper

ink

watercolour

Dimension

38 cms x 27 cms

MLD Londoner URI

https://mld.ace.fordham.edu/v2/s/mld/person?id=186

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=8&WINID=1602097522064#zv6FSFvhyM0AAAF0xi4Kyg/29400

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