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Tomb of John of Gaunt, St.Paul's Cathedral

The lost tomb of John of Gaunt (died 1399) and his 1st wife Blanche Plantagenet (died 1368).
In the old St.Paul's Cathedral, London.
The cathedral and the tomb were destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Luckily, the tomb was drawn before it was lost.

The lost tomb of John of Gaunt and his 1st wife Blanche, old St.Paul's Cathedral, London.
From pp.90-91 of [Dugdale, 1658].
This scan from here in Wenceslaus Hollar Collection at University of Toronto.
See larger.

Close-up of above.
Effigies of John of Gaunt and his 1st wife Blanche.
His 2nd wife Constance is also buried in St.Paul's Cathedral, though her effigy is not on her husband's tomb.
See full size. From University of Toronto.
See other scan. From archive.org.

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Location

Extract from p.47 of [Dugdale, 1658].
The tomb was on the North side of the Choir.

Extract from p.18 of [Benham, 1902].

Plan of the E end of old St.Paul's.
From here in Wenceslaus Hollar Collection at University of Toronto.
Date is unclear, but not long before the 1666 fire.
See full plan.
Shows many tombs in the E end.
The John of Gaunt tomb is no.36, on the North side of the Choir.
1st Earl of Pembroke is no.37.

Close-up of the lost John of Gaunt tomb (no.36).
The lost 1st Earl of Pembroke tomb is no.37.

The choir of old St.Paul's, looking E.
The tombs of the 1st Earl of Pembroke and John of Gaunt would be on the LHS here, under the arches close to the altar.
From here in Wenceslaus Hollar Collection at University of Toronto.
See larger.