“The Knight of the Cnihtengild” by Denys Mitchell, 1990
Devonshire Square, City of London
London, May 2023
“A stylised representation of one of the thirteen knights (the Cnihtengild) who were granted the land lying to the east of the line Aldgate – Bishopsgate in the tenth century by King Edgar. The knight is depicted in armour, holding a lance and sitting astride a neighing horse. The horse has an elaborate carapace and bridle. The carapace is decorated with wave-like linked plates centred with blue glass lenses. The whole stands on a circular, slabbed granite base which rotates periodically. Lights are set into the base.” (The Knight of the Cnihtengild, Art UK)
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