Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Siegmund Facius, 1750–1804

And Johann G. Facius, 1750–after 1802, German

after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1723–1792, British
Title:
West Window of the Chapel, New College Oxford, Adoration of the Shepherds, From the Nativity Scene
Date:
1785
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 26 15/16 × 18 1/8 inches (68.4 × 46 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds | Drawn by Josiah Boydell."; lettered, lower right: "Engrav'd by G.S. & J.G.Facius."; lettered, lower center: "Publish'd Septr. 1st.1785, by John Boydell, Engraver, in Cheapside, London."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10339
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
clouds | men | moon | boy | lamb | staffs | shepherds | religious and mythological subject | New Testament | Christianity | portrait
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26395