Anonymous English Artist.
Said to have come from Leez Priory, Essex.
Nicholas Ridley (c.1500-55) was Bishop of London and a leading Protestant reformer during the reign of Edward VI (1547-53). Imprisoned by Queen Mary and declared a heretic, he was burnt at the stake in Oxford 1555 with fellow reformer Archbishop Hugh Latimer.
Painted on a single piece of white glass using a variety of enamel pigments, this 16th century panel has been enlarged by the addition of an 18th century surround.
Inv. No. 1979/1 Purchased.