Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804

after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British
Title:
West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford: The Virtues - Prudence
Date:
1782
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on thick, rough, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 1/2 × 18 1/8 inches (62.2 × 46 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "Painted by Sr. Joshua Reynolds | Drawn by Josiah Boydell"; lettered, lower right: Engrav'd by G.S. & J. G. Facius"; lettered, lower center: "PRUDENCE. | To the Rev'd John Oglander D.D. the Warden, & to the Society of New College in Oxford | This Plate is Dediated by their Obliged humble Servant John Boydell | Publish'd June 1st, 1782 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10352
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
shawl | arrow | woman | prudence | allegory | mirror | snake | religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26408