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, Angel Contemplating the Mystery of the Cross
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)
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:: scroll | light | angel | contemplation | religious and mythological subject | wings | clouds | cross (object) | portrait
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26397