The Calling of Saint John
Designerdesigned by
Duncan Dearle
(British, 1893 - 1954)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
- The Calling of St. John
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1950
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions10 x 7 1/8 in. (25.4 x 18.1 cm.)
DescriptionTwo lights. Left light shows two men in a boat at sea pulling in nets and in foreground three seated figures on shore, two standing. Landscape beyond. Right light shows Christ seated in red over white, figure in blue standing behind him, child in white offering him flowers. Landscape and city in background, flowers in left foreground.
Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "487-1950";
verso center in black ink: "S. Giles' Ch. Dallington. Sussex. / Scale 1" = 1 foot";
verso center in black ink, same hand: "This sketch is the property of / Duncan W. Dearle, F.R.S.A. / "Kelmscott", / Elton Road / Purley. Surrey. to whom it / should be returned";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 487 1950"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1090
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1930
Object number: 2000.5.1018
