Saint Gabriel; Angel; Christ as Redeemer; Angel; Saint Raphael

Designerdesigned by Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833 - 1898)

Designerdesigned by William Henry Knight (British, 1823 - 1863)

Maker Morris and Company (London, British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass
St. Gabriel; Angel; Christ as Redeemer; Angel; St. Raphael

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1935

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions11 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. (29.5 x 26 cm.)

DescriptionFive lights and tracer of seraph heads and above, two seraph heads and minstrel angels with dulcimer and horn. Left light shows St. Gabriel in green over white holding open book, standing on bank of stream. Second light shows angel kneeling to right on floral turf. Third light shows Christ as redeemer in red, holding orb, wearing crown, light emanating from him and seraph heads around him. He is standing on rock with water running through it. Fourth light shows angel kneeling to left seraph heads above. Fifth light shows St. Raphael in blue over white, holding book and sword. Bottom panel has been cut out. Sketch in pencil below, resembling scroll.

Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: "ST PETERS CH. WHETSTONE"; recto upper right in graphite: "A"; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "466-1935"; verso upper left in graphite: "Leicester"; verso upper left in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Whetstone / Pg. 466 1935 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Simmons"; verso lower right in graphite: "All Black"; verso lower right in graphite, same hand: "Return to / Albert Herbert / Ar[?] / 18 Friar Lane"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1043