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The image depicts a seated angel. The angel is positioned with one knee raised and the other leg bent beneath them, and the upper body slightly turned to the side. The face of the angel, seen in profile, shows delicate features with a prominent nose, closed lips, and short hair. The angel is wearing a flowing robe and a large circular halo is behind the head. The angel is holding a scroll in their right hand and the left hand rests on the knee. The background is plain with a simple outline enclosing the angel in a clover or quatrefoil shape.
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The image depicts a seated angel. The angel is positioned with one knee raised and the other leg bent beneath them, and the upper body slightly turned to the side. The face of the angel, seen in profile, shows delicate features with a prominent nose, closed lips, and short hair. The angel is wearing a flowing robe and a large circular halo is behind the head. The angel is holding a scroll in their right hand and the left hand rests on the knee. The background is plain with a simple outline enclosing the angel in a clover or quatrefoil shape.

National Gallery of Art · Print

An Angel, from Wells Cathedral

Maria Denman after John Flaxman

Date
published 1829
Medium
lithograph [proof before letters]
Dimensions
sheet: 18.9 × 25.8 cm (7 7/16 × 10 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1980.45.1683
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Flaxman's "Lectures on Sculpture:" pl.4

Subjects and terms

  • Angel
  • British
  • bird
  • animal
  • Seated figure

NGA object ID 59431. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.