Victory
Maker
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
- Saint Michael
- St. Michael
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1918
Mediumgraphite and charcoal on paper
Dimensions114 3/4 × 30 1/2 in. (291.5 × 77.5 cm.)
DescriptionSingle cusped light. Figure of St. Michael / Victory standing in decorated suit of armor, standing on top of dragon, which he is stabbing with sword held in right hand. Shield in left. Wings spread wide behind him. Landscape background.
Inscribedrecto upper left in brown ink: "MACCLESFIELD PARISH CHURCH / NORTH WINDOW NO 1 / Three Light & Tracery / Centre Light"
recto upper right in red pencil: "Victory or Michael"
recto upper right in black ink - separate hand: "694 / or 633"
recto upper right in black ink: "HEIGHT OF FIGURE / TOP OR NIMBUS 4' = 7""
recto right side in graphite: "White armour [?] / white over / sash [?]"
verso lower right in graphite - SB?: "Macclesfield Parish Church / Victory or Michael / 694 or 633"
verso upper center in graphite: "MICHAEL OR VICTORY"
on brown paper outer wrapping:
label inscribed in brown ink: "Macclesfield Parish Church Roll 183 / Centre of Three Light Window / Victory or Michael / by Mr. Dearle"; printed in black ink: From MORRIS & COMPANY, / DECORATORS, LTD. / Merton Abbey, SURREY"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1748
