St. Veronica; Saint Francesca; Risen Christ; Elijah; Saint George; Charlemagne

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

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

Additional Title(s)

St. Veronica; St. Francesca; Risen Christ; Elijah; St. George; Charlemagne
Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1899

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (26.4 x 24.1 cm.)

DescriptionThree lights and tracery. Two quatrefoils and 6-foil of seraph heads and red wings. Left light shows St. Veronica in white over blue, holding up handkerchief. Below, St. Francesca in cloak and white robe, holding book. Central light shows the risen Christ, in white, surrounded by seraph heads. Below, Elijah in white lined with blue, two ravens descending. Right light shows St. George in tunic and armor with spear and shield; below, Charlemagne in crown and mail with white cloak lined with red, holding sword. Landscape grounds.

Inscribedrecto upper left in brown ink: "Busbridge Ch. E. window / Scale 1/2" = 1' "; recto lower right in black ink: "THE PROPERTY OF MORRIS & CO. / MERTON ABBEY / Surrey"; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "149-1899"; verso upper left in graphite: "Busbridge"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 149 Oct. 14, 1899 / Mr. Bowman / Mr. Walters / Mr. Stokes / Mr. Knight / Mr. Wren / Mr. Dearle" verso center, oval stamp in black ink: "17 / George Street / MORRIS / Hanover Square / London W.1."

Markingsverso center, oval stamp in black ink: "17 / George Street / MORRIS / Hanover Square / London W.1."

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1304