Passover in the Holy Family; Saint Mark [?] Healing a Blind Man

Maker Unknown, British

Additional Title(s)

Passover in the Holy Family; St. Mark [?] Healing a Blind Man
Photograph of Stained Glass Window

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS

Dateca. 1883

Mediumphotograph on board

Dimensions8 1/4 x 5 1/16 in. (21 x 12.9 cm.) mount: 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (34.3 x 27.3 cm.)

DescriptionTwo cusped lights. Left light shows Joseph, Virgin Mary, young Christ, and young John the Baptist preparing for Passover. Inscription below panel reads: "The light shineth in darkness / Born · in · London · May · 12 1828 · Died · at · Birchinston · Easter · Day · 1882". Right light shows saint (possibly St. Mark) raising hand to heal blind man. Bitch nursing pups at bottom left. Inscription below panel reads: "Christ Our Passover is sacrificed for us / to · the glory · of · God & · in · memory · of · my · dear · son · Gabriel · Chas · Dante · Rossetti."

Inscribedrecto lower left in graphite: "Glass designed / by DG Rossetti" recto lower center in graphite: "Morris Glass" recto lower center in graphite: "NOT" verso upper left in graphite: "2/6" verso upper left in graphite: "The Passover in the Holy Family" verso upper left in graphite: "See: Virginia Surtees plate 84 (sketch for) / (Cat. No 78)" verso upper right in graphite: "In 1883 Shields embodied / the design in a memorial / window to DGR. in Holy / Trinity Church, Birchington / on Sea. BURCHINGTON-ON-SEA"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.2873