An Episcopal Puzzle: George Richmond's Monument to Bishop Charles James Blomfield (1859–67).

The article focuses on George Richmond's memorial to Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London from 1828 to 1856, located in St Paul's Cathedral. It highlights the memorial's significance as Richmond's first major funerary sculpture and as a rare full-scale monument to a Bishop of London within the cathedral, marking a shift in commemorative practices. The memorial is notable for depicting Blomfield at the moment his career was ended by a stroke, rather than at his death, reflecting a tradition of capturing pivotal life moments in funerary art. The article also explores the complex relationship between Blomfield and St Paul's, emphasizing the memorial's ambiguous status as both a tribute and an assertion of episcopal authority amid institutional resistance.