'The Feet of Angels Bright'
Margaret Winifred Tarrant (Battersea 1888 – Cornwall 1959)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1908 - 1959
Materials
Paper, Wood
Measurements
153 mm (H)98 mm (W)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1336686
Summary
Postcard print of 6 angels in a woodland, stuck onto wooden backing. in a panel at the base of the picture 'UNSEEN THEY POUR BLESSING / AND JOY WITHOUT CEASING / ON EACH BUD AND BLOSSOM' [Songs of Innocence - Night by William Blake] Signed bottom left by Margaret Winifred Tarrant (Battersea 1888 – Cornwall 1959). Back covered with grey paper, and has a cardboard folding mount with short hanging cord.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
Unseen they pour blessings and joy without ceasing on each bud and blossom. Margaret W Tarrant.
Makers and roles
Margaret Winifred Tarrant (Battersea 1888 – Cornwall 1959), illustrator