Phillip Medhurst

Wisdom from a Gnostic Sage

Tag: Bible

047  St John the Baptist

John the Baptist. Date. 28 May 1796. Print. Line engraving, engraved by John Landseer. Published by Thomas Macklin (1752/3 – 1800). 308 mm x 258 mms. Royal Academy of Arts Collection.

044  Simeon with the infant Jesus

Simeon with the infant Jesus. c1796. Oil on canvas. 121.92 cms (48 ins) x 90.49 cms (35.63 ins). Flint Institute of Arts, Michigan.

043  Virgin with Jesus and John the Baptist

The Virgin Mary with Jesus and John the Baptist. c1760-1762. Oil on canvas. Height: 205 cms (80.71 ins), width: 144 cms (56.69 ins). Ferens Art Gallery, Hull.

042  The Wise Men's Offerings

The Wise Men’s Offerings. 1799. Oil on canvas. 27 x 22 ins (68.5 x 56 cms);33¾ x 29¼ ins (85.7 x 74.3 cms). Private collection. This painting relates, with differences, to West’s composition for the window for St. George’s Chapel, Windsor which was installed in 1796. The window has since been removed, but the composition […]

040  The Nativity

The Nativity. c1796. Location unknown. Probably a studio painting based on the cartoon for the glass window made for the Royal Chapel at Windsor.

039  The Nativity

The Nativity. 1792. Oil and paper on canvas. Height: 497.8 cms (16.3 ft); width: 256.5 cms (100.9 ins). National Trust, Petworth House, Petworth, West Sussex. For the window for St. George’s Chapel, Windsor which was installed in 1796. From 1779 to 1801 West was engaged in George III’s many alterations to Windsor Castle, and became […]

038  The Angels announcing the birth of Jesus

The angels announcing the birth of Jesus. 1790. Painting; pen, brush and brown ink with oil on paper. Height: 34.61 cm (13.63 in.), Width: 23.5 cm (9.25 in.) A cartoon for a painted-glass window St. George’s Chapel, Windsor which was installed in 1796. From 1779 to 1801 West was engaged in George III’s many alterations […]

037  The Angels announcing the Birth of Jesus to the Shepherds

The angels announcing the birth of Jesus to the shepherds. 1774. For Rochester Cathedral. Current location unknown.

034  Daniel interpreting to Belshazzar the handwriting on the wall

Daniel interpreting to Belshazzar the handwriting on the wall. 1775. Oil on canvas. Dimensions. 129_x 186.5 cms. Saint Louis Art Museum One, St. Louis, Missouri.

033  The Disobedient Prophet

The Disobedient Prophet. Undated. Pen and black ink with wash heightened with blue and cream oil paint over chalk. Location unknown.