The Conversion of Saint Paul (centre); Saint Paul Persecuting the Christians (left); and Ananias Restoring Saint Paul’s Sight (right). St Paul’s Church Birmingham (England) east window. Glass painted by Francis Eginton.
Phillip Medhurst
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Tag: painted glass
Image | May 30, 2022
The Last Supper and The Resurrection. Design for the East Window, St. George’s Collegiate Chapel, Windsor, 1781. Drawing; pen and ink on wash on paper. 635 mms x 410 mms. Royal Academy of Arts. Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. From 1779 to 1801 West became involved with the large-scale restoration of St George’s Chapel in Windsor […]
Image | May 30, 2022
The Crucifixion. Study in oil colour, for a glass painting by Charles Forrest. From 1779 to 1801 West became involved with the restoration of St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. He created this design for a new west window, which when completed was to be 28 feet wide by 36 high. The only surviving depiction […]
Image | May 28, 2022
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 […]
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