Mars

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. 1879

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (8.9 x 5.7 cm.) mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)

DescriptionSeated male figure in armor, holding sword in right hand, shield in left, straddling wolf. Scorpion at right, temple behind. Above, banner reads: "MARS / TERREUS"

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "S.P. 336" recto upper right in graphite: "346" recto below in graphite: "Mars - Woodlands 1879" on card: recto upper right in black ink: "56" recto lower right in black ink: "Please return to / Morris & Compy / Merton Abbey / Surrey" recto lower center in graphite: "Holden Esqre"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1902f