Sacrifice of Noah

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. 1873

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (18.1 x 13 cm.) mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)

DescriptionNoah and three sons kneeling in prayer around smoking altar, over which hovers an angel with a rainbow.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "S.P. 79" recto upper right in graphite: "569" recto below in graphite: "Noah's Sacrifice Rochdale 1882" on card: recto upper right in black ink: "117" recto lower right in black ink: "Please return to / Morris & Compy / Merton Abbey / Surrey"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1963a