The Ascension - Study of a Group of Angels1844 Accession number: 1906P669 Brown pen and ink over pencil, on laid paper. Width: 150 mm Height: 280 mm InformationBrown entered a competition in 1844, to design a large altarpiece depicting the Ascension of Christ, for the Church of St. James, Bermondsey (south London). He was unsuccessful and the commission went to the now obscure painter John Wood (1801-1877). This is a study for one of several groups of angels who welcome Christ to heaven.LM
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