Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Dalziel angel

Dalziel angel

Original - A Christmas angel on the wheel of light, with a reference to "Gloria in Excelsis Deo". An illustration for "The Song of Bethlehem", 1901.

Reason

Distinctive and partially symbolic depiction of polypterous angel. Appeared in Dalziels' A Record of Fifty Years’ Work

Articles this image appears in

Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Creator

Dalziel Brothers

• Support as nominator --Brand[t] 14:17, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
• Support per nom. Durova³⁴⁹ 16:34, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
• Support what a cool image. Staxringold _talk^contribs 16:39, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
• Support Are you sure it isn't eight wings though? It looks like there are four attached to the torso at the center.  Nezzadar [SPEAK]  21:31, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Actually I don't know any eight-winged angel, so was in doubt. Changed the related issues to avoid ambiguity. Brand[t] 22:19, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

• Support--Silversmith Hewwo 08:02, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Promoted File:Angel from The Song of Bethlehem.jpg --jjron (talk) 11:28, 7 November 2009 (UTC)