Great Awakening

In the mid 18th c., the great religious revival movement called “Great Awakening” offered salvation for all. Human faces, saints and cherubim began to appear on gravestones, reflecting this release of the spirit.

7. Daniel Tower – d. 1774. The angel/saint was Jacob Vinal Jr.’s last image. Note fleshed out features.

8. Thomas Stevenson – d. 1775. Note cherubim image, with human features of angels. Picture