Sacrifice of Abraham

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. 1876

Mediumphotograph

Dimensions8 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (20.6 x 14.3 cm.) mount: 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (28.6 x 18.4 cm.)

DescriptionAbraham standing left, left hand resting on Isaac's head, right raised holding knife. Angel at upper left staying his hand. Isaac kneeling on pyre at right, clinging to Abraham's robes. Tree at far right with ram caught in its branches.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "No. 76" recto upper center in black ink: "S.P. 181" recto upper right in blue ink: "S.075" recto lower center in black ink: "591" recto lower center on photo in graphite: "Sacrifice of Isaac"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.2443