Piety and Feeding the Hungry; Compassion and Teaching the Ignorant
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. 1930
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions8 5/8 x 5 in. (21.9 x 12.7 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lancets. The left lancet shows Piety above in white pattern over red, holding apples on a plate, and below, Feeding the hungy: a woman in red with foold held in her skirts, giving it to people sitting on the ground before her. Right lancet shows Compassion in white over green, holding up red handkerchief and below, female figure in blue surrounded by children, Teaching the ignorant. Vine backgrounds, name scrolls above and below figures and behind them, blue scrolled drapery and tiled floor.
Inscribedrecto lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "442-1930";
verso center in graphite: "No 25";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 442 Jan. 22, 1930 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Chadwick"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1000
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1936
Object number: 2000.5.493
Unknown, British
ca. 1936
Object number: 2000.5.2872
John Henry Dearle
1912
Object number: 2000.5.665
