Five angels kneeling on clouds, Victorian scrap picture – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Five angels kneeling on clouds, Victorian scrap picture in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Five angels kneeling on clouds, Victorian scrap picture
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Five angels kneel on a bank of soft white clouds, their wings folded and their hands clasped in prayer, a sentimental motif that Victorian printers reproduced in enormous numbers. Scrap pictures like this one were die-cut or embossed sheets sold by stationers and used to decorate cards, scrapbooks and valentines, so they were meant to be handled, cut out and pasted down rather than framed. The angels' gentle, rounded faces and pastel tones reflect the taste of the period for devotional imagery that felt tender and domestic. Notice how the printer lightened the clouds to suggest a heavenly setting with very little detail.
| Original scan | 977 × 656 px |
|---|---|
| Reference | Angels001 |
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