Christ as a Boy with his Parents Outside the Temple
Designerdesigned by
William Henry Knight
(British, 1823 - 1863)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1937
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions5 3/4 x 5 in. (14.6 x 12.7 cm.)
DescriptionTwo round-headed lights. Left light shows figures at top of steps of temple, paralytic kneeling on the ground holding a crutch. Right light shows Mary in blue, Christ (boy) in patterned white, and Joseph, with two figures behind, on steps of temple. Beyond them is a landscape with palm trees.
Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "477-1937";
verso center in graphite: "S. Albans / Streatham Park";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 477 1937 Roll 241 / Mr. Seeley / Mr. Mears"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1062
William Henry Knight
ca. 1937
Object number: 2000.5.1063
Unknown
ca. 1936
Object number: 2000.5.1057
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1925
Object number: 2000.5.961
William Blake
ca. 1801
Object number: 000.27
