Praying Angels and Censing Angel
Maker
William Morris
(British, 1834 - 1896)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1873
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions6 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. (16.8 x 8.9 cm.)
DescriptionThree lights. Left light shows angel in blue robe, red wings, in profile to right, hands in prayer. Central light shows angel in pink robe with crimson wings, in profile to right, hands in prayer. Right light shows angel in crimson robe with pink wings, in profile to right, swinging censer. Quarry grounds. Trefoils above each of main lights.
Inscribedrecto upper center: "Lewknor";
verso lower center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Lewknor / St. Margaret of Antioch / 1873 WM / 1142A";
verso upper center: "Lewknor"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.303
William Morris
ca. 1869
Object number: 2000.5.1227
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1895
Object number: 2000.5.1279
