The shepherds attending at the birth of Christ look up at the angel. Stipple engraving by G.S. and J.G. Facius after J. Boydell after J. Reynolds.

  • Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792.
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1 Sept.r 1786
Reference:
38177i
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The shepherds attending at the birth of Christ look up at the angel. Stipple engraving by G.S. and J.G. Facius after J. Boydell after J. Reynolds. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The angel is not shown in this section as it was depicted as being above the Holy Family in the central section of the window

Publication/Creation

London (Cheapside) : John Boydell, 1 Sept.r 1786.

Physical description

1 print : stipple engraving ; platemark 64.6 x 42.2 cm

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Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Drawn by Josiah Boydell. Engraved by G.S. & J.G. Facius

References note

David Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds: a complete catalogue of his paintings; the subject pictures catalogued by Martin Postle, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000, p. 548, no. 2110

Reference

Wellcome Collection 38177i

Reproduction note

After: a painting by Reynolds for the west window of the chapel of New College Oxford (Mannings loc. cit.)

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