Salvator Mundi
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. 1921
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions10 1/8 x 5 in. (25.7 x 12.7 cm.)
DescriptionThree lights and tracery. Salvator Mundi in central panel. Depicted in red robe over white with hands extended overborder of light. Face is blurred. Palm fronds are in ground beneath figure. Left panel depicts the lamb of salvation, right panel the Pelican, or emblem for the blood of Christ. Angels in tracery above, two with dulcimers, two with crowns, and central angel holding scroll.
Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "352-1921";
verso center in graphite: "Benhilton / 3/4";
verso center in graphite by Sanford Berger: "Pg. 352 Aug. 4, 1921 / Mr. Chadwick / Mr. Seeley"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.909
Unknown
n.d.
Object number: 2000.5.1450
Unknown
ca. 1923
Object number: 2000.5.1470
Edward Burne-Jones
ca. 1925
Object number: 2000.5.966
William Morris
ca. 1929
Object number: 2000.5.997
