'*xy*
center of ellipse
*width*
total length (diameter) of horizontal axis
*height*
total length (diameter) of vertical axis
*angle*
rotation in degrees (anti-clockwise)
Valid kwargs are:
%(Patch)s'

@docstring.dedent_interpd
def __init__(self, xy, width, height, angle=0.0, **kwargs):

    Patch.__init__(self, **kwargs)
    self.center = xy
    (self.width, self.height) = (width, height)
    self.angle = angle
    self._path = Path.unit_circle()
    self._patch_transform = transforms.IdentityTransform()
