Lief the Lucky

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. 1884

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions7 3/8 x 3 in. (18.7 x 7.6 cm.) mount: 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (28.6 x 18.4 cm.)

DescriptionStanding figure in armor and long mail, sword handing in belt down his front; holding axe across right shoulder, shield on left arm. Waves in background.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "No. 85" recto upper center in black ink: "F.P. 531" recto upper right in green ink: "M.0059" recto lower right in black ink: "448" recto lower left in graphite: "Lief the Lucky"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.2193