Memorial: M6012

Monument in St Nicholas’s Chapel, King Lynn, Norfolk, commemorating Sir Benjamin Keene, d. 1757 at Madrid

Location

St Nicholas's Chapel, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Transcript

'Near this place / are deposited the Remains of / SIR BENJAMIN KEENE / Son of CHARLES KEENE Esquire / formerly Mayor of the Corporation / He died at Madrid on the 15th day / of December 1757 / Aged 61 Years, 'Sacred to the Memory of / Sir Benjamin Keene / Knight of the Bath / Ambassador Extraordinary / and Penepotentiary to ye Court of Spain / An Able and Faithful servant / To his King and Country / Honoured and Beloved / at the Court where he resided / Valued and Lamented by his Royal Master / George the Second'

Details

Description: Round sarcophagus on square inscribed plinth. The sarcophagus has lion's head terminals and paw feet. The sides are carved with waved fluting and pilasters. A carved panel shows a figure representing Peace seated on the trophies of war and indicating her benefits in the form of trade (a ship being loaded with cargo). Alternative reliefs show a bust of Keene. The plinth is carved with a garlanded ox skull
Type: Monument
Position: Between choir vestry and St Anne's Chapel
Materials: Marble
Artists: Robert Adam

People

Keene, Benjamin
Age: 61
Date of Death: 15/12/1757
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Diplomat
Organisation: British Government

Extra

Photographer: B. Tomlinson

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters