Feeding the Hungry
Maker
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1908
Mediumgraphite on paper
Dimensions64 × 26 1/4 in. (162.6 × 66.7 cm.)
DescriptionMale figure standing at right, holding basket of food, reaching in with right hand to offer food to woman at lower left, who is holding an infant and reaching up with left hand. Landscape background.
Inscribedrecto upper left in graphite: "Shenley"
recto lower right in graphite: "Shenley"
verso lower center in graphite: "SHENLEY"
on outer wrapping:
at one end 2 labels in black ink, respectively: "126" and "127"
large label in brown ink: "Shenley Roll 126 & 127 / Clothing the Naked / Feeding the Hungry / (Mr. Dearle's)"; printed below, in black ink: "From MORRIS & COMPANY, / DECORATORS LTD. / Merton Abbey, SURREY
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1648
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1936
Object number: 2000.5.493
John Henry Dearle
1912
Object number: 2000.5.665
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1930
Object number: 2000.5.1000
Unknown, British
ca. 1936
Object number: 2000.5.2872
