Tyndale, William

Works in Woodmere's Collection

Illustrations of "William Tyndale..." and "Smuggling..." murals in the Governor's Reception Room for The Holy Experiment: Our Heritage from William Penn, 1644-1944 [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio, 1950]

Illustration study of Page [41] "Tyndale's Prayer" and "Anne Askew..." for The Holy Experiment: Our Heritage from William Penn, 1644-1944 [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio, 1950]

Illustration study of Page [40] "Burning of the Books" and "Execution of William Tyndale" for The Holy Experiment: Our Heritage from William Penn, 1644-1944 [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio, 1950]

Elevation with composition sketches for Panels 1 and 2, from the mural series The Founding of the State of Liberty Spiritual, Governor's Reception Room, Pennsylvania State Capitol

Composition study for "William Tyndale Printing His Translation of the Bible" and "Smuggling...into England," Panel 1, from the mural series The Founding of the State of Liberty Spiritual, Governor's Reception Room, Pennsylvania State Capitol

Composition sketch for Tyndale at the stake and English court scene, for the mural series The Founding of the State of Liberty Spiritual, Governor's Reception Room, Pennsylvania State Capitol

Studies for a Yeomen Warder (Beefeater); an outdoor scene with group of spectators in front of buildings; and the tying of Tyndale to the stake

Composition study for "The Answer to Tyndale's Prayer" and "Anne Askew Refuses to Recant," Panel 3, from the mural series The Founding of the State of Liberty Spiritual, Governor's Reception Room, Pennsylvania State Capitol

Study for "William Tyndale Printing His Translation of the Bible," from the mural series The Founding of the State of Liberty Spiritual, Governor's Grand Executive Reception Room Pennsylvania State Capitol

Study of William Tyndale

Related Commissions and Projects

Governor's Grand Executive Reception Room, Pennsylvania State Capitol. Photograph by Darryl Moran

Governor's Grand Executive Reception Room, Pennsylvania State Capitol, "The Founding of the State of Liberty Spiritual"

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