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George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804, West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford, Angel Contemplating the Mystery of the Cross, 1785
- Title:
- West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford, Angel Contemplating the Mystery of the Cross
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Iconographie Anglaise par Reynolds et Autres
- Date:
- 1785
- Materials & Techniques:
- Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 19 7/8 × 24 3/4 inches (50.5 × 62.9 cm), Image: 18 11/16 × 23 1/4 inches (47.5 × 59.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower center: "Publish'd Septr. 1st, 1785, by John Boydell, Engraver in Cheapside, London."; lettered, lower right: "Engrav'd by G.S. &.J.G.Facius."; lettered, lower left: "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds | Drawn by Josiah Boydell."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.10341
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- angel | clouds | contemplation | cross (object) | light | religious and mythological subject | scroll | wings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26397
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