Title
'A Great God's Angel', from 'The Defence of Guenevere'
Subject
Watercolor painting--19th century.
English poetry--19th century.
Description
A stylized figure stands front-facing within a vertically elongated almond-shaped mandorla. The figure has a circular halo and wears a long, ornate robe with symmetrical white and gold designs, and dark maroon elements extending from the shoulders to the feet. The background is gold-toned with delicate linear accents. The inscription at the bottom reads "A GREAT GOD’S ANGEL." The artwork is signed “Margaret Macdonald 1897” in the lower left corner.
Pencil, watercolor, gold and silver paint on vellum
Creator
Mackintosh, Margaret Macdonald, 1864-1933
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. Rare Books Collection
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1897
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Image
Identifier
LIB-RB005-02
Date Created
2012-04-20
Is Part Of
The defence of Guenevere, and other poems. Rare Books Z232.M87 no.A5a
Collection
Citation
Mackintosh, Margaret Macdonald, 1864-1933, “'A Great God's Angel', from 'The Defence of Guenevere',” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/100502.