Salvator Mundi

Maker Unknown, British

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

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

Additional Title(s)

Photograph of a Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS

Dateca. 1872

Mediumphotograph (in two sections)

Dimensions6 x 2 1/8 in. (15.2 x 5.4 cm.) mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)

DescriptionFigure of Christ, wearing loin cloth and cape, showing wounds, facing left, wearing crown of thorns and holing large orb in left arm.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "F.P. 165" recto upper right in graphite: "311" recto lower left in graphite: "Salvator Mundi" on card: recto upper right in black ink: "51" recto lower right in black ink: "Please return to / Morris & Company / Merton Abbey / Surrey"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1854g