The Dormition of the Virgin
c.1700RCIN 403491
This icon, possibly from the Iconostasis (icon-screen) of a chapel, depicts the death, resurrection and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary, following Orthodox church tradition.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE INVENTORY NUMBER / [Number] ; an oval stamp, enclosing a number; relates to the current B.P. Picture Inventory ( started ca. 1968; includes oils, miniatures, enamels, watercolours & drawings, porcelain paintings & mosaics)No 152