Reception of Souls into Paradise; Fortitude

Designerdesigned by Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833 - 1898)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1920

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions9 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. (24.4 x 4.8 cm.)

DescriptionSingle light, colored border of alternating flowers and crowns. Quarry ground. Top panel of light shows the reception of a soldier into Paradise; Christ in red reaching out to soldier in armor and blue tunic, scroll above their heads. Below, Fortitude in armor and blue tunic, holding broken sword and shield full of arrows. Shield in bottom left corner.

Inscribedrecto center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "340-1920"; verso center in graphite: "Bolton / 1/2"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 340 Aug. 27, 1920 / Mr. Drake / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Watson"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.855