Reception of Souls into Paradise; Fortitude
Designerdesigned by
Edward Burne-Jones
(British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1920
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions9 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. (24.4 x 4.8 cm.)
DescriptionSingle light, colored border of alternating flowers and crowns. Quarry ground. Top panel of light shows the reception of a soldier into Paradise; Christ in red reaching out to soldier in armor and blue tunic, scroll above their heads. Below, Fortitude in armor and blue tunic, holding broken sword and shield full of arrows. Shield in bottom left corner.
Inscribedrecto center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "340-1920";
verso center in graphite: "Bolton / 1/2";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 340 Aug. 27, 1920 / Mr. Drake / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Watson"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.855
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1883
Object number: 2000.5.1246
Edward Burne-Jones
1937
Object number: 2000.5.677
