A Victorian circular ebonised framed parian ware plaque, 'The Fall of the Rebel Angels', by Robert Jefferson of Lambeth and after Luca Giordano . Marked for the Art Union of London and believed to date to around 1862 (the date should be on the inner rim of the plaque, wich is not visible when in the frame). The plaque is very feintly signed and titled.
Finely detailed relief figures depicting St Michael with arms outstretched, flanked by heads of females behind him and three fallen angels in foreground. Housed within its original Georgian style ebonised and convex glazed frame.
The fall of the rebel angels was one of the most dominant themes to the counter-Reformation in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, which witnessed a resurgence of Catholicism against the Protestant reformation, as well as internal renewal within the Catholic Church. Several versions of the painting exist; Giordano’s is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, where it has been housed since 1785.
The Art Union of London was established in 1837 and distributed works of art among its members by means of a lottery prize. They became known for their art medals and parian ware.
In excellent condition with no damage to the glass, frame or parian ware. Fitted with a suspension loop. Masking tape to the rear.
Approximate weight is 1.15 kilos.
Approximate dimensions are 29 cm diameter and 4 cm depth.