Charity; Fortitude

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

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

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1897

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions9 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (25.1 x 24.1 cm.)

DescriptionTwo lancets. Left lancet shows Charity in crimson, flames issuing from her head. In panel below, David lamenting - in crimson, on floor, before throne, head in hands, two figures standing nearby. Right lancet shwos Fortitude in pink over white, holding sword and red shield. Below, scene of David consoled - David on throne holding sword, figures standing to either side. Blue drapery backgrounds - plain quarries above and below in left lancet with multi-colored border. Scrolls above figures inscibed "CARITAS" and "FORTITUDO".

Inscribedrecto upper center in black ink: "NEWCASTLE / ST. CUTHBERTS CH."; recto lower center in black ink: "Scale 1/2" = 1' "; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "121-1897"; verso lower left in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg 121 March 1897 / Designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones / Mr. Veal / Mr. Walters / Mr. Bowman / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Wren"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1290