Reception of Soldier into Paradise
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stained Glass
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1920
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions12 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (31.8 x 24.4 cm.)
DescriptionThree lights and three quatrefoils. Lights separated into two tiers - smaller panels at base. Left light shows four angels with trumpet, cymbals and harp. Below, angel kneeling in profile. Central light shows Christ receiving soldier into Paradise - below, Holy City and landscape and scroll that reads "THEY CLIMBED THE STEEP ASCENT OF HEAVEN THROUGH PERIL AND PAIN". Right light shows four angels with trumpet, double-pipe and harp. Below, kneeling angel in profile. Above three quatrefoils showing two angels with scrolls, badge in wreath at top/
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "NORTH AMPTON";
recto lower left in black ink, same hand: "SCALE 3/4" = 1' ";
recto left side in graphite: "O Death! Where / is thy strength";
recto right side in graphite, same hand: "____ where is / Victory";
recto bottom in graphite, same hand: "Through peril, toil and pain";
recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "342-1920";
verso at center in graphite: "Northampton";
verso at center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 342 Oct. 4, 1920 / Mr. Titcomb / Mr. Chadwick / Mr. Watson"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.860
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1883
Object number: 2000.5.1246
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.16
