A stained glass window designed by Horatio Walter Lonsdale depicting the angel intervening to prevent Abraham sacrificing his son Isaac


A stained glass window depicting the angel intervening to prevent Abraham sacrificing his son Isaac, Church of Christ the Consoler, Skelton Cum Newby, North Yorkshire The windows at Christ the Consoler were commissioned by Lord Ripon (1827–1909) and made by Saunders & Co to designs by the ‘Gothic’ architect William Burges (1827–1881). The cartoons were drawn by the artist Frederick Weekes (1833–1920) who was one of Burges’ closest collaborators. The windows were installed between 1871 and 1876.


Size: 3700px × 4822px
Location: Church of Christ the Consoler, Skelton Cum Newby, North Yorkshire
Photo credit: © ASP Religion / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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