Valour; Fortitude

Designerdesigned by John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Stained Glass

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateca. 1921

Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions10 1/2 x 8 in. (26.7 x 20.3 cm.)

DescriptionTwo lights with quarry grounds. Left light shows Valour in armor with blue tunic, grasping sword hilt (still in scabbard) and holding shield. Right light shows Fortitude in armor with green tunic, red shield full of arrows and holding broken sword.

Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "BUSCOT"; recto lower left in black ink, same hand: "SCALE 1" = 1' "; recto over each window in black ink, separate hand: "Valour", "Fortitude"; recto to the right of "Fortitude" same hand: "scrolls with names"; recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "344-1921"; verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 344 Jan. 7, 1921 / Mr. Chadwick / Mr. Jennings / Mr. Watson"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.867