Gyles, Henry

Henry Gyles, detail of the south window, Freschville Chapel (1676), Church of Saint John the Baptisit, Steveley, Derbyshire. | Photo: Peter Hildebrand
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Henry Gyles, detail of the south window, Freschville Chapel (1676), Church of Saint John the Baptisit, Steveley, Derbyshire.
Photo: Peter Hildebrand

Henry Gyles (c. 1645-1709), was the most important glass painter of the second half of the 17th century in England. He has been credited with ensuring the survival of glass painting in the country during the period. This window is one of the largest of his works to survive, and arguably the most important example of his armorial work.

Source: J. T. Brighton, ‘Henry Gyles, virtuoso and glass painter of York, 1645–1709’, York Historian, No. 4 (1984), 1–62