JOHN GLEN KING (1732-87)
The rites and ceremonies of the Greek Church in Russia
1772RCIN 1051871
King was Chaplain to the British Factory, the centre of British trade in St Petersburg. His sympathetic account of the Russian Orthodox Church includes several illustrations, including this view of the iconostasis (the screen of icons) which separates the nave from the sanctuary in an Orthodox church.
Dedicated to, and acquired by, George III.
Dedicated to, and acquired by, George III.